Cliona patera Hardwicke, 1820
Neptune's cup, Neptune cup sponge
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Spongia patera Hardwicke, 1820; Poterion patera (Hardwicke, 1820); Rhaphiophora patera (Hardwicke, 1820); Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858; Spongia (Poterion) neptuni Schlegel, 1858; Poterion amphitritae Harting, 1870; Cliona amphitritae (Harting, 1870); Poterion neptuni cupuliforme Harting, 1870; Poterion neptuni hypocrateriforme Harting, 1870; Poterion neptuni poculiforme Harting, 1870; Poterion neptuni ringens Harting, 1870
Conservation Status
Last record: 1908
Rediscovered in 2011 (Lim et al., 2011)
Distribution
Cambodia, Indonesia & Singapore
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hardwicke, T. (1820). Meeting of the Asiatic Society June 1820. Literal and philosophical intelligence. The Asiatic Journal 9: 586. [automatic download]
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Harting, P. (1870). Mémoire sur le genre Poterion. Société des Arts et des Sciences d'Utrecht, Pays Bas. 1870: 1-40, 11 pls. [automatic download]
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