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Halichondria (Halichondria) osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
AphiaID
165850
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165850)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Heteroscleromorpha
Suberitida
Halichondriidae
Halichondria
Halichondria (Halichondria)
Halichondria (Halichondria) osculum
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Halichondria (Halichondria)
Fleming, 1828
Original name
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
Synonymised names
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
)
Lundbeck, W. (1902). Porifera. (Part I.) Homorrhaphidae and Heterorrhaphidae. <em>In: The Danish Ingolf-Expedition. 6(1). (Bianco Luno: Copenhagen).</em> Pp. 1-108, pls I-XIX, 1 map.
page(s): 23-24
[details]
Taxonomic citation
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.
Halichondria (Halichondria) osculum
Lundbeck, 1902. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165850 on 2026-09-02
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Halichondria (Halichondria) osculum
Lundbeck, 1902. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=165850 on 2026-09-02
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2007-09-12 17:40:34Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2011-05-30 09:51:30Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2017-08-23 14:19:22Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (5)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
)
Lundbeck, W. (1902). Porifera. (Part I.) Homorrhaphidae and Heterorrhaphidae. <em>In: The Danish Ingolf-Expedition. 6(1). (Bianco Luno: Copenhagen).</em> Pp. 1-108, pls I-XIX, 1 map.
page(s): 23-24
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
(from synonym
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Halichondria osculum
Lundbeck, 1902
)
To PESI