Carteriospongia foliascens

Carteriospongia cf. foliascens (Maldives)

Time-lapse video of C. foliascens larva engaging in metamorphosis.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dictyoceratida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Keratosa Ordo: Dictyoceratida

Familia: Thorectidae
Subfamilia: Phyllospongiinae
Genus: Carteriospongia
Species: Carteriospongia foliascens

Name

Carteriospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms:

• Cacospongia poculum Selenka, 1867
• Carteriospongia elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888)
• Carteriospongia fissurata (Lamarck, 1814)
• Carteriospongia otahitica (Esper, 1794)
• Carteriospongia otahitica var. aplanata Hyatt, 1877
• Carteriospongia vermifera Hyatt, 1877
• Carterispongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766)
• Carterispongia mantelli (Bowerbank, 1874)
• Carterispongia otahitica (Esper, 1794)
• Halispongia mantelli Bowerbank, 1874
• Halispongia ventriculoides Bowerbank, 1874
• Hircinia (Polyfibrospongia) flabellifera (Bowerbank, 1877)
• Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) elegans Lendenfeld, 1888
• Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) foliascens (Pallas, 1766)
• Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) mantelli (Bowerbank, 1874)
• Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) spiralis Lendenfeld, 1889
• Phyllospongia elegans Lendenfeld, 1888
• Phyllospongia foliacea (mistaken entry)
• Phyllospongia foliacens (Pallas, 1766)
• Phyllospongia foliascens (Pallas, 1766)
• Phyllospongia lekanis de Laubenfels, 1954
• Phyllospongia mantelli (Bowerbank, 1874)
• Phyllospongia mantelli var. reticulata Lendenfeld, 1889
• Phyllospongia spiralis Lendenfeld, 1889
• Spongia fissurata Lamarck, 1814
• Spongia foliascens Pallas, 1766
• Spongia otahitica Esper, 1797
• Spongia othaitica Lamarck, 1814
• Spongia penicillata Esper, 1794

References

• Pallas, P.S. 1766. Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. pp. 451. BHL Reference page. 
• Lendenfeld R. von. 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. Taylor & Francis: London. i–xiv + 1–260, pls 1–12. BHL Reference page. , page: 116.

Distribution

Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific

Vernacular names

English: Leaf sponge

Links

• Carteriospongia foliascens – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Carteriospongia foliascens – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Carteriospongia foliascens – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG).
• Carteriospongia foliascens – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Carteriospongia foliascens – Taxon details on Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (INPN).
• Carteriospongia foliascens in the World Register of Marine Species