WoRMS name details
Polysiphonia Pomel, 1872 sensu Levinsen, 1893
573261 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573261)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
- Species Polysiphonia mucronalis Levinsen, 1893 accepted as Haliclona (Haliclona) urceolus (Rathke & Vahl, 1806) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Levinsen, G.M.R. (1893). Annulata, Hydroidae, Anthozoa Porifera. <em>Det videnskabelige udbytte af Kanonbaader "Hauchs" Togter i de Danske have idenfor Skagen i aarene 1883.</em> 86:317-427. [details] 
Taxonomy Polysiphonia is a genus name for fossil sponges (used twice, Pomel, 1872 and Finks, 1995, and was also proposed for corals...
Taxonomy Polysiphonia is a genus name for fossil sponges (used twice, Pomel, 1872 and Finks, 1995, and was also proposed for corals (see Herwig, 1882), and hydroids (see Lendenfeld, 1885). The use of this name by Levinsen appears to be for a sponge of the genus Haliclona. [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. Polysiphonia Pomel, 1872 sensu Levinsen, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573261 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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Levinsen, G.M.R. (1893). Annulata, Hydroidae, Anthozoa Porifera. <em>Det videnskabelige udbytte af Kanonbaader "Hauchs" Togter i de Danske have idenfor Skagen i aarene 1883.</em> 86:317-427. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Polysiphonia is a genus name for fossil sponges (used twice, Pomel, 1872 and Finks, 1995, and was also proposed for corals (see Herwig, 1882), and hydroids (see Lendenfeld, 1885). The use of this name by Levinsen appears to be for a sponge of the genus Haliclona. [details]
