A checklist of marine sponges (Porifera) of peninsula India Author George, Anita M. CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, 403 004, India & Queensland Museum, P. O. Box 3300, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia Author Van Soest, Rob W. M. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. rob. vansoest @ naturalis. nl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4623 - 0093 Author Sluka, Robert D. A Rocha, 180 Piccadilly, London W 1 J 9 HF UK. bob. sluka @ arocha. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5747 - 0044 Author Lazarus, S. Institute for Environmental Research & Social Education, 14 Main St, Nesamony Nagar, TN 629 001 India. lazarus. lasu @ yahoo. com Corresponding author. anitageorge 2003 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4744 - 4069 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-11-25 4885 2 277 300 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4885.2.10 1175-5326 4296516 EC1CCF10-3E5F-4815-A393-AD9CF6B93C62
TABLE 3. (Continued)
Current records (accepted names as per WPD)Synonymised names and locations (Types mentioned accordingly)
Auletta lyrataSpongia lyrata (Esper 1794) Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka; Acanthella lyrata (Esper, 1794) Thomas 1986 —GoM
A. aurantiacaA. aurantiaca Dendy, 1889 —Tuticorin†, GoM; A. lyrata var. glomerata Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka, 1916—GoK
Endectyon (Endectyon) fruticosumRaspailia fruticosa Dendy, 1887 —Chennai Harbour†; Endectyon fruticosum (Dendy, 1887) Thomas 1986 —GoM
Aulospongus tubulatusHaliphysema tubulatum Bowerbank, 1873 — Sri Lanka †, Axinella tubulata Dendy, 1889 & Thomas 1986 —GoM
Acanthella cavernosaA.cavernosa (Dendy, 1922) Thomas 1984 —Tuticorin, southeast coast of India
Antho (Plocamia) manaarensisDictyocylindrus manaarensis Carter, 1880 —GoM†; Plocamilla manaarensis (Carter 1880) Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka & Thomas 1986 —GoM
Clathria (Clathria) indicaClathria indica Dendy, 1889 —Tuticorin†, GoM; 1905— Sri Lanka; Thomas 1986 — GoM
Clathria (Thalysias) vulpinaClathria corallitincta Dendy, 1905 —GoM; Dendy, 1916 —GoK; Clathria frondifera (Bowerbank, 1875) Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka, Thomas 1970 a, 1986—GoM
Clathria (Thalysias) proceraRhaphidophlus spiculosus Dendy, 1889 —GoM, Clathria spiculosa var. ramosa Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka, Clathria spiculosa var. tessellata Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka; C. spicu- losa Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka, 1916—GoK; Clathria procera (Ridley, 1884) Thomas 1986 —GoM
Myxilla (Ectyomyxilla) arenariaMyxilla arenaria Dendy, 1905 —GoM†, Dendy, 1916 —GoK; Thomas 1986 —GoM, 1989—Minicoy
Mycale (Zygomycale) parishiiEsperella plumosa (Carter, 1882) —GoM, E. parishii (Bowerbank, 1975) Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka; Zygomycale parishii (Bowerbank, 1975) Thomas, 1980 —Minicoy, Lakshadweep Island, 1986—GoM, 1996—GoK.
Spheciospongia vagabundaSpirastrella vagabunda var. fungoides , var. gallensis , var. tubulodigitata — Dendy, 1905 GoM; 1916—GoK; S. vagabunda (Ridley, 1884) Dendy 1905 — Sri Lanka; Dendy, 1916—GoK; Spirastrella vagabunda Thomas, et al. 1996—GoK
Amorphinopsis foetidaHymeniacidon foetida Dendy, 1889 —GoM†; Prostylissa foetida Dendy, 1905 — Sri Lanka, Thomas 1980 —Minicoy, 1984—Chennai, 1984—GoM
Spongosorites topsentiEpipolasis topsenti Dendy 1905 — Sri Lanka †; Thomas 1986 —GoM
Terpios cruciatusSuberites cruciatus Dendy, 1905 —outside Big Reef (Tamil- Periya Paar) of GoM†; Dendy,1916 —GoK; Laxosuberites cruciatus (Dendy 1905) Thomas 1980 —Minicoy; 1986—GoM
Pseudoceratina purpureaAplysina purpurea Carter, 1880 —GoM†; Dendy, 1889, 1905 —GoM; Psammaplysilla purpurea (Carter 1880) Thomas 1986, GoM