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Spongilla lacustris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Lake Sponge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107061
Element CodeIZSPN06030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPorifera
ClassDemospongiae
OrderHaplosclerida
FamilySpongillidae
GenusSpongilla
Other Common Names
Common Freshwater Sponge (EN) Éponge lacustre (FR)
Concept Reference
Smith, D.G. 1991. Keys to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Massachusetts. D.G. Smith, Amherst, Massachusetts. 236 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-02-09
Change Date2004-10-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
OntarioSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
NunavutSUYes
LabradorSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
IndianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black CinderLassen National Forest239
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
References (2)
  1. Addis, J.S. and K.J. Peterson. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of freshwater sponges (Porifera, Spongillina) inferred from analyses of 18S rDNA, COI mtDNA, and ITS2 rDNA sequences. Zoologica Scripta 34(6): 549-557.
  2. Smith, D.G. 1991. Keys to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Massachusetts. D.G. Smith, Amherst, Massachusetts. 236 pp.