Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Phakellia lamelligera
Esponja, Sponge
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Bubarida
Family
Bubaridae
Genus
Phakellia
Species
lamelligera
Taxon category: Accepted
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2024) World Register of Marine Species Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
- Wilson, H.V. (1904) The sponges. Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 30(1): 1-164, pls. 1-26. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91612
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"Galapagos Species Database, Phakellia lamelligera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9794. Accessed 1 November 2026.