Spongia officinalis subsp. mediterranea var. mollissima sensu Hyatt, 1877

? Spongia mollissima Schmidt, 1862: 23 (currently Spongia (Spongia) mollissima).

Spongia officinalis subsp. mediterranea var. mollissima sensu Hyatt, 1877: 511, pl. 16 figs. 18–19.

Euspongia officinalis var. mollissima; Von Lendenfeld, 1889: 268.

Hyatt’s name is not an available name (as it has a fourth name, ICZN art. 45.5). I propose to assign this material from the Adriatic to Spongia (Spongia) mollissima Schmidt, 1862 .