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Porifera name details

Halichondria maculans Johnston, 1842

132618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Suberitida (Order)
  7. Halichondriidae (Family)
  8. Halichondria (Genus)
  9. Halichondria maculans (Species)
alternative representation (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. (W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh). i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas  
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [details]
, Note Great Britain  
Type locality Great Britain [details]
Taxonomy This is not found in Johnston, 1842. Mystery name.  
Taxonomy This is not found in Johnston, 1842. Mystery name. [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Halichondria maculans Johnston, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132618 on 2025-05-31
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-09-09 17:24:36Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. (W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh). i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

  • Type locality
  • type locality contained in Celtic Seas [details]
  • From editor or global species database
  • North Atlantic Ocean
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This is not found in Johnston, 1842. Mystery name. [details]

Unreviewed
Type locality Great Britain [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To PESI 
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