WoRMS name details
Esperella modesta Lambe, 1895
191115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191115)
unaccepted (genus transfer and homonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lambe, L.M. (1894 [1895]). Sponges from the Western Coast of North America. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.</em> 12 (4): 113-138,pls II-IV.
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Alaska
type locality contained in Gulf of Alaska [details]
Taxonomy This is a junior secondary homonym of Esperia modesta Schmidt,1862. Because both are different Mycale species De Laubenfels...
Taxonomy This is a junior secondary homonym of Esperia modesta Schmidt,1862. Because both are different Mycale species De Laubenfels proposed the new name Mycalecarmia babici, now Mycale (Carmia) babici. [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. Esperella modesta Lambe, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191115 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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Lambe, L.M. (1894 [1895]). Sponges from the Western Coast of North America. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.</em> 12 (4): 113-138,pls II-IV.
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
Other
additional source
Lambe, L.M. (1896). Sponges from the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.</em> 2 (2): 181-211, pls. I-III.
page(s): 188 [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype USNM 189, geounit Gulf of Alaska [details]
Unknown type USNM 7634, geounit Eastern Bering Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This is a junior secondary homonym of Esperia modesta Schmidt,1862. Because both are different Mycale species De Laubenfels proposed the new name Mycalecarmia babici, now Mycale (Carmia) babici. [details]
