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Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759)

167235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167235)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Porifera
  4. Demospongiae
  5. Heteroscleromorpha
  6. Spongillida
  7. Spongillidae
  8. Spongilla
  9. Spongilla lacustris
accepted
Species
Spongilla Lamarck, 1816
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) 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)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1348; note: "Spongia repens fragilis, ramis teretibus obtusis" [details] OpenAccess publication
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. Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167235 on 2026-06-27
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=167235 on 2026-06-27
Date
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by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-14 19:33:26Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description (of ) 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)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1348; note: "Spongia repens fragilis, ramis teretibus obtusis" [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2000). Rediscovery of the type material of <i>Spongilla lacustris</i> (L., 1759) in the Linnean herbarium. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 67(1): 89-92., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11250000009356300 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2002). Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. Pp. 921-1020. <em>In Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_97 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2002 [2004]). Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. Pp. 921-1020. <em>In Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).
page(s): 926 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Stephens, J. (1920). The freshwater sponges of Ireland. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 35 (B): 205-254.
page(s): 222-226 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Old, M.C. (1936). III. Yucatan fresh-water sponges. In: Pearse, A.S.; E.P. Creaser; F.G. Hall (eds.). The Cenotes of Yucatan. A Zoological and Hydrographic Survey. <em>Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 457: 29-31, figs 1-2. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Roovere, T.; Lopp, A.; Reintamm, T.; Kuusksalu, A; Richelle-Maurer, E.; Kelve, M. (2006). Freshwater sponges in Estonia: genetic and morphological identification. <em>Proceedings of Estonian Academy of Science, Biolology and Ecology.</em> 55 (3): 216-227., available online at https://doi.org/10.3176/biol.ecol.2006.3.03 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Riccardi, A.; Reiswig, H. M. (1993). Freshwater sponges (Porifera, Spongillidae) of eastern Canada: taxonomy, distribution, and ecology. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71: 665-682., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-091
page(s): 676 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Pronzato, R.; Manconi, R. (2001). Atlas of European freshwater sponges. <em>Annali Museo Civico Storia Naturale Ferrara.</em> 4: 3-64.
page(s): 38 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Penney, J.T.; Racek, A.A. (1968). Comprehensive revision of a worldwide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 272: 1-184., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.272.1
page(s): 9 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1977). Marine and freshwater sponges (Porifera) of the Netherlands. <em>Zoölogische Mededelingen. Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden.</em> 50(16): 261-273.
page(s): 271 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Annandale, N. (1911). Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids and Polyzoa. Porifera. Pp. 27-126, 241-245, pls I-II. <i>In</i>: Shipley, A.E. (Ed.), Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. (Taylor and Francis: London): i-viii, 1-251.
page(s): 67 [details] 

additional source Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 342-344 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 153, Pl. LX [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. <em>(W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh).</em> i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582
page(s): 110 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1932). The marine and fresh-water sponges of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 81 (2927):1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.81-2927.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

biology source Morrow, C.; Picton, B.; Erpenbeck, D.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Maggs, C.; Allcock, A. (2012). Congruence between nuclear and mitochondrial genes in Demospongiae: A new hypothesis for relationships within the G4 clade (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 62(1): 174-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.016
page(s): 177 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

biology source Adams, E.D.M.; Goss, G.G.; Leys, S.P. (2010). Freshwater Sponges Have Functional, Sealing Epithelia with High Transepithelial Resistance and Negative Transepithelial Potential. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 5(11): e15040., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015040 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (298 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spongilla lacustris) 
To GenBank (1440 nucleotides; 80 proteins) 
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (349 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 001068.PR) 
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