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Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1814)

Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1818)

AphiaID

132324 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132324)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Dysidea Johnston, 1842

Original name

Spongia fragilis Montagu, 1814

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 114 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution This species has been widely reported, but appears to be restricted to the Atlantic coasts of Europe, with some possible...

Distribution This species has been widely reported, but appears to be restricted to the Atlantic coasts of Europe, with some possible sightings in the Western Mediterranean. [details]

Taxonomic citation

de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1814). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132324 on 2025-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1814). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132324 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2006-12-21 19:17:33Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2014-02-16 18:30:10Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 114 [details]

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basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002). Family Dysideidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1061-1066. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 +xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Nontype MRAC 505A (not valid) [details]

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Distribution This species has been widely reported, but appears to be restricted to the Atlantic coasts of Europe, with some possible sightings in the Western Mediterranean. [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
English	goosebump spongegoose bump spongebrittle horny sponge	[details]
French	éponge mie de pain mouilléeéponge friable	[details]
German	Feiner Stachelschwamm	[details]
Japanese	ツチイロカイメン	[details]