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Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1818)
The Goosebump Sponge is usually whitish or grey in colour but can also be brown.An almost ubiquitous sponge under boulders on the low shore and on hard substrata.
Synonymised names:
Duseideia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Dysidea coriacea Bowerbank, 1874 (junior synonym)
Spongelia fistularis Schmidt, 1864
Spongelia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongelia fragilis var. irregularis Lendenfeld, 1889 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongelia pallescens fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongia fragilis Montagu, 1814 (genus transfer)
Direct children (3):
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) accepted as Dysidea fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) (status change)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. ramosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. tubulosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
The Goosebump Sponge is usually whitish or grey in colour but can also be brown.An almost ubiquitous sponge under boulders on the low shore and on hard substrata.
Synonymised names:
Duseideia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Dysidea coriacea Bowerbank, 1874 (junior synonym)
Spongelia fistularis Schmidt, 1864
Spongelia fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongelia fragilis var. irregularis Lendenfeld, 1889 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongelia pallescens fragilis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Spongia fragilis Montagu, 1814 (genus transfer)
Direct children (3):
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) accepted as Dysidea fasciculata (Wilson, 1925) (status change)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. ramosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
Variety Dysidea fragilis var. tubulosa (Schulze, 1879) accepted as Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)