(ofPetrosia variabilis sensu Topsent, 1892)Topsent, E. (1892). Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord (Golfe de Gascogne, Terre-Neuve, Açores). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 2: 1-165, pls I-XI. page(s): 68-69; note: Topsent has indicated Ridley as author of this species [details]
Taxonomy The species needs to be renamed as this is a misapplication by Topsent (1892). Ridley's Xestospongia variabilis (as...
Taxonomy The species needs to be renamed as this is a misapplication by Topsent (1892). Ridley's Xestospongia variabilis (as Schmidtia) is from the Pacific Ocean. [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Xestospongia variabilis sensu Topsent, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325439 on 2024-05-02
original description(ofPetrosia variabilis sensu Topsent, 1892)Topsent, E. (1892). Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord (Golfe de Gascogne, Terre-Neuve, Açores). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 2: 1-165, pls I-XI. page(s): 68-69; note: Topsent has indicated Ridley as author of this species [details]
new combination referenceVan Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1 page(s): 64 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy The species needs to be renamed as this is a misapplication by Topsent (1892). Ridley's Xestospongia variabilis (as Schmidtia) is from the Pacific Ocean. [details]