Porifera taxon details
Petrosia (Petrosia) elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
166834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166834)
accepted
Species
Petrosia elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410.
page(s): 405 [details]
page(s): 405 [details]
Type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea
type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea [details]
Description This species resembles a Carribean species Petrosia pellasarca
Description This species resembles a Carribean species Petrosia pellasarca [details]
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. Petrosia (Petrosia) elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166834 on 2025-04-05
original description
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410.
page(s): 405 [details]
page(s): 405 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
