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Forcepia (Leptolabis) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887)
AphiaID
739573
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:739573)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Heteroscleromorpha
Poecilosclerida
Coelosphaeridae
Forcepia
Forcepia (Leptolabis)
Forcepia (Leptolabis) pustula
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Forcepia (Leptolabis)
Topsent, 1901
Original name
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
Synonymised names
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Forcepia (Forcepia) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887)
·
unaccepted
(subgenus transfer)
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887)
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
)
Fristedt, K. (1887). Meddelanden om Bohuslänska Spongior. <em>Översigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> 1: 25-29.
page(s): 27-28
[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.
Forcepia (Leptolabis) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887). 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=739573 on 2026-06-30
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Forcepia (Leptolabis) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=739573 on 2026-06-30
Taxonomic edit history
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (5)
Links (5)
original description
(of
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
)
Fristedt, K. (1887). Meddelanden om Bohuslänska Spongior. <em>Översigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar.</em> 1: 25-29.
page(s): 27-28
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
(from synonym
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Esperia pustula
Fristedt, 1887
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Forcepia (Forcepia) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887)
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pustula
(Fristedt, 1887)
)
To PESI