WoRMS taxon details
Ircinia irregularis (Poléjaeff, 1884)
165028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165028)
accepted
Species
Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Hircinia (Polyfibrospongia) gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Hircinia gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Ircinia gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Ircinia strobilina irregularis (Poléjaeff, 1884) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884) Poléjaeff, N. (1884). Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S.‘Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 11 (part 31), 1–88, pl. 1-10., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-31/README.htm
page(s): 63 [details]
page(s): 63 [details]
Type locality contained in Arafura Sea
type locality contained in Arafura Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Ircinia irregularis (Poléjaeff, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165028 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884) Poléjaeff, N. (1884). Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S.‘Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 11 (part 31), 1–88, pl. 1-10., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-31/README.htm
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Hircinia gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 184 [details]
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Hircinia gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 184 [details]
Other
additional source
Bergquist, P.R. (1995). Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 38 (1): 1-51.
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Bergquist, P.R.; Tizard, C.A. (1967). Australian Intertidal Sponges from the Darwin Area. <em>Micronesica.</em> 3 (2): 175-202.
page(s): 178-179 [details]
additional source Vacelet, J.; Vasseur, P.; Lévi, C. (1976). Spongiaires de la pente externe des récifs coralliens de Tuléar (Sud-Ouest de Madagascar). <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A, Zoologie).</em> 49:1-116, pls I-X.
page(s): 103-104 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Bergquist, P.R.; Tizard, C.A. (1967). Australian Intertidal Sponges from the Darwin Area. <em>Micronesica.</em> 3 (2): 175-202.
page(s): 178-179 [details]
additional source Vacelet, J.; Vasseur, P.; Lévi, C. (1976). Spongiaires de la pente externe des récifs coralliens de Tuléar (Sud-Ouest de Madagascar). <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A, Zoologie).</em> 49:1-116, pls I-X.
page(s): 103-104 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Hircinia gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888) BMNH 1886.8.27.29, geounit Manning-Hawkesbury [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ircinia gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ircinia irregularis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Ircinia gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888))
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ircinia gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ircinia irregularis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cacospongia irregularis Poléjaeff, 1884)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Ircinia gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888))
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Ircinia irregularis)
