Genus Spongilla Lamarck, 1816
- Spongilla Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris : Verdière Vol. 2 568 pp. [98].
Type species:
Spongia lacustris Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Annandale, N. 1911. Freshwater sponges, hydroids and Polyzoa. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SPONGILLIDAE: Spongilla lacustria sphaerica Lendenfeld, 1887 — Racek, A.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Spongillidae. pp. 396-401 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [400]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Spongillidae with encrusting, massive, branched to arborescent body shape. Consistency fragile, soft. Ectosomal skeleton consists of spicular brushes. Choanosomal skeleton irregular, from isotropic to anisotropic, pauci- to multispicular. Abundant spongin sheaths. Megascleres smooth to slightly spined oxeas. Microscleres abundant to rare spiny oxeas. Gemmules in dense clusters or scattered. Gemmular cage composed of megascleres sometimes present. Gemmules of two types: naked without gemmuloscleres, and armoured with gemmuloscleres. Gemmular theca from monolayered to tri-layered. Foramen or foramina present. Gemmuloscleres when present spined oxeas or strongyles.
ID Keys
See Family Spongillidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Manconi, R. & Pronzato, R. 2002. Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. pp. 921-1020 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [926]
General References
Penney, J.T. & Racek, A.A. 1968. A comprehensive revision of a world-wide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1-184 [7] (for extralimital synonymies)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-Dec-2023 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
03-Mar-2022 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 28-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
29-Mar-2018 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
29-Mar-2018 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED |