Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Poecilosclerida > Suborder Myxillina > Family Hymedesmiidae > Genus Phorbas

Phorbas fictitius (Bowerbank, 1866)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PhorbasDuchassaing & Michelotti, 1864accepted genus name
Anchinoe Gray, 1867 synonym
Plumohalichondria Carter, 1876 synonym
Pronax Gray, 1867 synonym
Pronaxella Burton, 1931 synonym
Stylostichon Topsent, 1892 synonym
Suberotelites Schmidt, 1868 synonym

Species group names

Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) proteidea (Schmidt, 1868) basionym
Microciona fictitia Bowerbank, 1866 basionym
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) proteidea (Schmidt, 1868) synonym
Microciona fictitia Bowerbank, 1866 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Spanish, Castillian: esponja masiva roja

Literature

original description

Bowerbank, J.S. 1866a. A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388.

basis of record

Xavier, J.R.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Breeuwer, J.A.J.; Martins, A.M.F.; Menken, S.B.J. 2010. Phylogeography, genetic diversity and structure of the poecilosclerid sponge Phorbas fictitius at oceanic islands. Contributions to Zoology, 79 (3) 119-129.

additional source

Mustapha, K.B., Zarrouk, S., Souissi, A., ; El Abed, A. 2003. Diversité des Démosponges Tunisiennes. Bull. Inst. Natn. Scien. Tech. Mer de Salammbô. Vol. 30

additional source

Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection
GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

van Soest, R. (2014). Phorbas fictitius. 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:133679

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.
IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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Last modified

2007-04-26 by Rob van Soest

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