WoRMS taxon details
Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905
171217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171217)
accepted
Species
Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Variety Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925 accepted as Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 99-101 [details]
page(s): 99-101 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1925.11.1.1250, geounit South India and...
Holotype BMNH 1925.11.1.1250, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [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. Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171217 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 99-101 [details]
original description (of Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925) Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 456-457 [details]
page(s): 99-101 [details]
original description (of Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925) Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 456-457 [details]
Other
additional source
Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 216 [details]
additional source Lévi, C.; Lévi, P. (1989). Spongiaires (MUSORSTOM 1 & 2). <i>In</i>: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, volume 4. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 143: 25-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 52-53 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Tanita, S.; Hoshino, T. (1989). The Demospongiae of Sagami Bay. <em>Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household: Japan.</em> i-xiii, 1-197 [in English], pls 1-19; 1-166 [in Japanese], 1 map.
page(s): 52 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 454-455 [details]
additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 345-346; note: mispelled enigmatica, though Thomas refered to the page 99 of Dendy (1905) where emarginata is described [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 216 [details]
additional source Lévi, C.; Lévi, P. (1989). Spongiaires (MUSORSTOM 1 & 2). <i>In</i>: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, volume 4. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 143: 25-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 52-53 [details] Available for editors

additional source Tanita, S.; Hoshino, T. (1989). The Demospongiae of Sagami Bay. <em>Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household: Japan.</em> i-xiii, 1-197 [in English], pls 1-19; 1-166 [in Japanese], 1 map.
page(s): 52 [details] Available for editors

additional source Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 454-455 [details]
additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 345-346; note: mispelled enigmatica, though Thomas refered to the page 99 of Dendy (1905) where emarginata is described [details] Available for editors






Holotype BMNH 1925.11.1.1250, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [details]
Syntype (of Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925) NMNH 21261, geounit Eastern Philippines [details]
Syntype (of Discodermia emarginata var. lamellaris Wilson, 1925) USNM 21260, geounit Eastern Philippines [details]
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Japanese | ヘリキレイシカイメン | [details] |