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Horse Sponge

Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Hippospongia communis
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, Greece Species List, Spain Species List, Tunisia Species List, wikipedia ID, Balearic Sea Species List, wikipedia AF, NCBI, wikipedia MIN, and Aegean Sea Species List
Hippospongia communis
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington and OBIS environmental data records
Hippospongia equina
Species recognized by Australia Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Hippospongia equina
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Hippospongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Euspongia equina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Euspongia equina
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Hippiospongia communis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Hippospongia communis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, and Wikimedia Commons
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1813)
Recognized by Zookeys
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hippospongia equina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Spongia equina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Spongia equina
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records

Alternative Names

Euspongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Hippiospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Hippospongia communis var. equina Schmidt 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Hippospongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Spongia communis Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Spongia communis aurantia Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Spongia communis fusca Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Spongia communis lutea Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Spongia equina Schmidt 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Euspongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hippiospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hippospongia communis var. equina Schmidt 1862
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hippospongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Spongia communis aurantia Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Spongia communis fusca Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Spongia communis lutea Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Spongia communis Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Spongia equina Schmidt 1862
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Euspongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Euspongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hippiospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hippiospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hippospongia communis var. equina Schmidt 1862
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hippospongia communis var. equina Schmidt 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Hippospongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hippospongia equina (Schmidt 1862)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Spongia communis Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Spongia communis Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Spongia communis aurantia Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Spongia communis aurantia Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Spongia communis fusca Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Spongia communis fusca Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Spongia communis lutea Lamarck 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Spongia communis lutea Lamarck 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Spongia equina Schmidt 1862
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Spongia equina Schmidt 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

horse sponge preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Albanian

sfungjeri me zgavra preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Καπάδικο preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Italian

spugna equina preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
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Curated hierarchies for Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Porifera
Demospongiae Sollas 1885
Keratosa Grant 1861
Dictyoceratida Minchin 1900
Spongiidae Gray 1867
Hippospongia Schulze 1879
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fusca (Lamarck 1814)
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae Sollas 1885
Keratosa Grant 1861
Dictyoceratida Minchin 1900
Spongiidae Gray 1867
Hippospongia Schulze 1879
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (de Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fusca (Lamarck 1814)
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fusca (Lamarck 1814)
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer in Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

GBIF classification

Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia Schulze 1879
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippiospongia kerion de Laubenfels & Storr 1958
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia kerion de Laubenfels & Storr
Hippospongia lachne (Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Porifera
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia
Hippospongia communis (this page)
Hippospongia ammata
Hippospongia lachne

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Metazoa
Parazoa
Porifera
Cellularia
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Spongia
Spongia equina (this page)
Spongia acicularis
Spongia adjimensis
Spongia agaricina
Spongia anclotea
Spongia arabica
Spongia australis
Spongia bailyi
Spongia barbara
Spongia bartholomei
Spongia bibulus
Spongia bicolor
Spongia biformis
Spongia bombicina
Spongia brunnea
Spongia caliciformis
Spongia cancellata
Spongia carnosa
Spongia catarinensis
Spongia caudigera
Spongia cellularioides
Spongia ceranoides
Spongia cerebralis
Spongia cerebriformis
Spongia ceylonensis
Spongia conifera
Spongia corlosia
Spongia corrugata
Spongia cruciata
Spongia cylindracea
Spongia dichotoma
Spongia discus
Spongia distans
Spongia ditelliformis
Spongia excavata
Spongia fava
Spongia fenestrata
Spongia fistulosa
Spongia floccosa
Spongia friabilis
Spongia globosa
Spongia gorgonocephalus
Spongia gracilis
Spongia graminea
Spongia hispida
Spongia hospes
Spongia illawarra
Spongia irregularis
Spongia labyrinthiformis
Spongia lacinulosa
Spongia lamella
Spongia lesleighae
Spongia lignea
Spongia lobosa
Spongia lycopodium
Spongia magellanica
Spongia manipulatus
Spongia matamata
Spongia mexicana
Spongia mokohinau
Spongia mollicula
Spongia mucida
Spongia muricata
Spongia nardorus
Spongia nicholsoni
Spongia nigra
Spongia nitens
Spongia obliqua
Spongia obscura
Spongia oceanica
Spongia oculata
Spongia osculata
Spongia osculosa
Spongia ossiformis
Spongia papyracea
Spongia perforata
Spongia pertusa
Spongia pilosa
Spongia plana
Spongia polychotoma
Spongia pulvinata
Spongia rubra
Spongia scypha
Spongia solitaria
Spongia sowerbii
Spongia stellifera
Spongia sterea
Spongia stricta
Spongia suriganensis
Spongia tampa
Spongia tectoria
Spongia tenuiramosa
Spongia thiaroides
Spongia tubularia
Spongia tubulifera
Spongia tupha
Spongia usitatissima
Spongia utilis
Spongia violacea
Spongia virgultosa
Spongia zimocca
65 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Metazoa
Parazoa
Porifera
Cellularia
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Euspongia
Euspongia equina (this page)
Euspongia denticulata
Euspongia nitens
Euspongia officinalis
Euspongia parvula
Euspongia pikei
Euspongia repens
Euspongia tubulifera

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Metazoa
Parazoa
Porifera
Cellularia
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippiospongia
Hippiospongia communis (this page)
Hippiospongia kerion

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Metazoa
Parazoa
Porifera
Cellularia
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia
Hippospongia communis (this page)
Hippospongia ammata
Hippospongia anfractuosa
Hippospongia canaliculata
Hippospongia cerebrum
Hippospongia cylindrica
Hippospongia decidua
Hippospongia densa
Hippospongia derasa
Hippospongia elastica
Hippospongia equina
Hippospongia fistulosa
Hippospongia flabellum
Hippospongia fusca
Hippospongia galea
Hippospongia gossypina
Hippospongia intestinalis
Hippospongia lachne
Hippospongia laxa
Hippospongia massa
Hippospongia mauritiana
Hippospongia micropora
Hippospongia mollissima
Hippospongia multicia
Hippospongia nardorus
Hippospongia nigra
Hippospongia osculata
Hippospongia pacifica
Hippospongia reticulata
Hippospongia seposita
Hippospongia tingens
Hippospongia typica

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Metazoa
Parazoa
Porifera
Cellularia
Demospongiae
Keratosa
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia
Hippospongia equina (this page)
Hippospongia ammata
Hippospongia anfractuosa
Hippospongia canaliculata
Hippospongia cerebrum
Hippospongia communis
Hippospongia cylindrica
Hippospongia decidua
Hippospongia densa
Hippospongia derasa
Hippospongia elastica
Hippospongia fistulosa
Hippospongia flabellum
Hippospongia fusca
Hippospongia galea
Hippospongia gossypina
Hippospongia intestinalis
Hippospongia lachne
Hippospongia laxa
Hippospongia massa
Hippospongia mauritiana
Hippospongia micropora
Hippospongia mollissima
Hippospongia multicia
Hippospongia nardorus
Hippospongia nigra
Hippospongia osculata
Hippospongia pacifica
Hippospongia reticulata
Hippospongia seposita
Hippospongia tingens
Hippospongia typica

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Hippospongia
Hippospongia communis (Lamarck 1814) (this page)
Hippospongia ammata de Laubenfels 1954
Hippospongia anfractuosa (Carter 1885)
Hippospongia canaliculata (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia cerebrum Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia cylindrica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia densa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia derasa Ridley 1884
Hippospongia elastica Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia fistulosa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia galea (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia gossypina (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864)
Hippospongia lachne (de Laubenfels 1936)
Hippospongia laxa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia massa Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia mauritiana (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia micropora (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia mollissima (Lendenfeld 1889)
Hippospongia multicia Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia nigra (Lendenfeld 1886)
Hippospongia osculata Lendenfeld 1889
Hippospongia pacifica (Hyatt 1877)
Hippospongia seposita Wiedenmayer ex Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994
Hippospongia typica Lendenfeld 1889
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