WoRMS name details
Petrosia testudinaria var. fistulophora Wilson, 1925
195824 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195824)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 401-403 [details]
page(s): 401-403 [details]
Holotype USNM 21285, geounit Eastern Philippines
Holotype USNM 21285, geounit Eastern Philippines [details]
Status The variety was described by Wilson from Lannang Point, Eastern Philippines, Albatross Stat. 5249, 7.1017°N 125.6889°E,...
Status The variety was described by Wilson from Lannang Point, Eastern Philippines, Albatross Stat. 5249, 7.1017°N 125.6889°E, depth 42 m (syntype USNM 21285). The typical variety originally described by Lamarck (1814 as Alcyonium, holotype originally in MNHN but currently missing), with neotype BMNH 1881.10.21.266 collected by the ‘Alert’ at Cape Denison, on the Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef, 20°S 148.2667°E. These are typical ‘barrel sponges’, with the differences found in the outer surface, with ‘fistules’ in the present variety which are not readily visible in most Central Indo-Pacific barrel sponges. The spicules reported by Wilson are similar in size and shape to those given for Xestospongia testudinaria by various authors. Swierts et al. 2017 investigated genetic properties of barrel sponges (X. muta and X. testudinaria) from Central West Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific localities and discovered that there are a large number of reproductively isolated ‘species’ hiding under these names. However, these species were only characterized genetically by Swierts et al. and no attempts were made to connect genetic and morphological properties, rendering the recognition of the species impractical. This means that there is currently no method to establish the validity of the present variety as one of the many reproductively isolated taxa. Surface characters of barrel sponges like X. testudinaria are notoriously variable, and I do not believe Wilson’s descriptions are sufficiently clear to consider the variety as a taxon distinct from X. testudinaria. I propose for the time being to merge the variety with the typical variety as Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1814), but the name fistulophora may return as valid in future research. [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. Petrosia testudinaria var. fistulophora Wilson, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195824 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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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): 401-403 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 39 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 401-403 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 39 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 21285, geounit Eastern Philippines [details]
From editor or global species database
Status The variety was described by Wilson from Lannang Point, Eastern Philippines, Albatross Stat. 5249, 7.1017°N 125.6889°E, depth 42 m (syntype USNM 21285). The typical variety originally described by Lamarck (1814 as Alcyonium, holotype originally in MNHN but currently missing), with neotype BMNH 1881.10.21.266 collected by the ‘Alert’ at Cape Denison, on the Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef, 20°S 148.2667°E. These are typical ‘barrel sponges’, with the differences found in the outer surface, with ‘fistules’ in the present variety which are not readily visible in most Central Indo-Pacific barrel sponges. The spicules reported by Wilson are similar in size and shape to those given for Xestospongia testudinaria by various authors. Swierts et al. 2017 investigated genetic properties of barrel sponges (X. muta and X. testudinaria) from Central West Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific localities and discovered that there are a large number of reproductively isolated ‘species’ hiding under these names. However, these species were only characterized genetically by Swierts et al. and no attempts were made to connect genetic and morphological properties, rendering the recognition of the species impractical. This means that there is currently no method to establish the validity of the present variety as one of the many reproductively isolated taxa. Surface characters of barrel sponges like X. testudinaria are notoriously variable, and I do not believe Wilson’s descriptions are sufficiently clear to consider the variety as a taxon distinct from X. testudinaria. I propose for the time being to merge the variety with the typical variety as Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1814), but the name fistulophora may return as valid in future research. [details]
