Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Dictyoceratida > Family Spongiidae > Genus Spongia > Subgenus Spongia (Spongia)

Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spongia*	Linnaeus, 1759	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Spongia adriatica*	Schmidt, 1862	synonym
*Spongia mollissima*	Schmidt, 1862	synonym
*Spongia officinalis*	Linnaeus, 1759	synonym; alternate representation
*Spongia officinalis var. adriatica*	Schmidt, 1862	synonym
*Spongia quarnerensis*	Schmidt, 1862	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Μελάτια; Φίνο

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii).

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Taxonomy

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External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection
GBIF

Citation

van Soest, R. (2014). Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165220