Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Carter, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Poecilosclerida
- Family
- Desmacididae
- Genus
- Desmapsamma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPorifera Grant, 1836
- classDemospongiae Sollas, 1885
- subclassHeteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012
- orderPoecilosclerida Topsent, 1928
- familyDesmacididae Schmidt, 1870
- genusDesmapsamma Burton, 1934
- speciesDesmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Holopsamma helwigi de Laubenfels, 1936 de Laubenfels, 1936 | synonym |
| Desmacidon carterianum Arndt, 1927 Arndt, 1927 | synonym |
| Desmacidon reptans Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Ridley & Dendy, 1886 | synonym |
| Desmapsamma reptans (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) | synonym |
| Fibularia anchorata Carter, 1882 Carter, 1882 | synonym |
| Echinoclathria (Holopsamma) helwigi (de Laubenfels, 1936) (de Laubenfels, 1936) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29, 4 (14): 513–621, pls 1–2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34ZYZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.