WoRMS taxon details
Pseudoceratina arabica (Keller, 1889)
169699 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169699)
accepted
Species
Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889) Keller, C. (1889). Die Spongienfauna des rothen Meeres (I. Hälfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 48: 311-405, pls XX-XXV. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 358 [details]
page(s): 358 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Red Sea
type locality contained in Southern Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Sprawling, branching sponge with fingers 10-15 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, although highly variable in size. Arises from an...
Description Sprawling, branching sponge with fingers 10-15 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, although highly variable in size. Arises from an encrusting base, and is covered in closely spaced, low, rounded conules. Oscules 1 mm wide and membranous, raised and scattered. Body dense, very rubbery, flexible, shiny and waxy. Colour deep bright yellow with greenish tinges; deep violet blue on exposure to air. Habitat: shallow sandy lagoons, seagrass beds (Richmond, 1997). [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Pseudoceratina arabica (Keller, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169699 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889) Keller, C. (1889). Die Spongienfauna des rothen Meeres (I. Hälfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 48: 311-405, pls XX-XXV. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 358 [details]
page(s): 358 [details]
Other
additional source
Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source El-Bossery, A.M.; Shoukr, F.A.M.; El Komy, M.M.; Rady, H.M; El Arab, M.A.L.E. (2017). Sponges from Elphinstone Reef, Northern Red Sea, Egypt. <em>The Egyptian journal of expzrimental biology (Zoology).</em> 13(1): 79 – 89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5455/egysebz.20170325090048
page(s): 86 [details] Available for editors
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additional source El-Bossery, A.M.; Shoukr, F.A.M.; El Komy, M.M.; Rady, H.M; El Arab, M.A.L.E. (2017). Sponges from Elphinstone Reef, Northern Red Sea, Egypt. <em>The Egyptian journal of expzrimental biology (Zoology).</em> 13(1): 79 – 89., available online at https://doi.org/10.5455/egysebz.20170325090048
page(s): 86 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889) ZMB 2937, geounit Southern Red Sea [details]
Unreviewed
Description Sprawling, branching sponge with fingers 10-15 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, although highly variable in size. Arises from an encrusting base, and is covered in closely spaced, low, rounded conules. Oscules 1 mm wide and membranous, raised and scattered. Body dense, very rubbery, flexible, shiny and waxy. Colour deep bright yellow with greenish tinges; deep violet blue on exposure to air. Habitat: shallow sandy lagoons, seagrass beds (Richmond, 1997). [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudoceratina arabica)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 085854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudoceratina arabica)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Psammaplysilla arabica Keller, 1889)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 085854)
