WoRMS taxon details
Heteromeyenia baileyi (Bowerbank, 1863)
167171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167171)
accepted
Species
Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Heteromeyenia repens var. spinulosa Rioja, 1940 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongilla repens Potts, 1881 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Variety Heteromeyenia baileyi var. arndti Schröder, 1927 accepted as Heteromeyenia stepanowii (Dybowski, 1884) (junior synonym)
recent only
(of Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863) Bowerbank, J.S. (1863). A Monograph of the Spongillidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1863: 440-472, pl. XXXVIII.
page(s): 451-452 [details]
page(s): 451-452 [details]
Type locality contained in New York
type locality contained in New York [from synonym] [view taxon] [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Heteromeyenia baileyi (Bowerbank, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167171 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863) Bowerbank, J.S. (1863). A Monograph of the Spongillidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1863: 440-472, pl. XXXVIII.
page(s): 451-452 [details]
original description (of Spongilla repens Potts, 1881) Potts, E. (1881 (1880)). On freshwater sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1880: 356-357. [details]
original description (of Heteromeyenia repens var. spinulosa Rioja, 1940) Rioja, P. 1940. Estudios hidrobiologicos I. Estudio critico sobre las esponjas del lago de Xochimilco. Anal.Inst.Biol. 11: 173-189. [details]
page(s): 451-452 [details]
original description (of Spongilla repens Potts, 1881) Potts, E. (1881 (1880)). On freshwater sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1880: 356-357. [details]
original description (of Heteromeyenia repens var. spinulosa Rioja, 1940) Rioja, P. 1940. Estudios hidrobiologicos I. Estudio critico sobre las esponjas del lago de Xochimilco. Anal.Inst.Biol. 11: 173-189. [details]
Other
additional source
Pronzato, R.; Manconi, R. (2001). Atlas of European freshwater sponges. <em>Annali Museo Civico Storia Naturale Ferrara.</em> 4: 3-64. [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Riccardi, A.; Reiswig, H. M. (1993). Freshwater sponges (Porifera, Spongillidae) of eastern Canada: taxonomy, distribution, and ecology. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71: 665-682., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-091
page(s): 673-674 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Riccardi, A.; Reiswig, H. M. (1993). Freshwater sponges (Porifera, Spongillidae) of eastern Canada: taxonomy, distribution, and ecology. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71: 665-682., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z93-091
page(s): 673-674 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | emerald spongeBailey's freshwater sponge | [details] |
| French | éponge de Bailey | [details] |
| German | SmaragdschwammBorkenschwamm | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Spongilla repens Potts, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteromeyenia baileyi)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (92 records) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 084426) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Spongilla repens Potts, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteromeyenia baileyi)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Spongilla baileyi Bowerbank, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (92 records) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 084426) (from synonym Heteromeyenia repens (Potts, 1881))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
