Corticium (sponge) explained

Corticium is a genus of sponges in the order Homosclerophorida^[1] first described by Eduard Oscar Schmidt in 1862.^[2]

Species

Accepted species as given by WoRMS:^[3]

• Corticium acanthastrum
• Corticium bargibanti
• Corticium candelabrum
• Corticium diamantense
• Corticium furcatum
• Corticium monolophum
• Corticium niger
• Corticium quadripartitum
• Corticium simplex
• Corticium vaceleti
• Corticium verticillatum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Corticium. 2022-02-26. biodiversity.org.au.
2. Book: Schmidt, E.O.. 1862. Die Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig . Engelmann. 88 pp. 7 pls. [42].
3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Corticium Schmidt, 1862. 2022-02-26. www.marinespecies.org.