Tubella leidii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Spongillidae
Genus: Tubella
Species: Tubella leidii

Name

Tubella leidii (Bowerbank, 1863)

• Syntypes: BMNH.
• Type locality: “Schuylkill River, United States”.

Combinations

• Spongilla leidii Bowerbank, 1863: 445 [original combination]
• Ephydatia leidyi [sic] — Gray, 1867: 550 [subsequent combination]
• Tubella leidii — Carter, 1881: 91 [subsequent combination]
• Trochospongilla leidyi [sic] — Weltner, 1895: 114 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Bowerbank, J.S. 1863. A Monograph of the Spongillidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 440–472, pl. XXXVIII. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pinheiro, U. & Nicacio, G. 2012. Resurrection and redefinition of the genus Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) with a worldwide list of valid species. Zootaxa 3269: 65–68. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Tubella leidii in the World Register of Marine Species