WoRMS taxon details
Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949)
166293 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166293)
accepted
Species
Dendroxea carmabi (Van Soest, 1980) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Haliclona (Haliclona) molitba de Laubenfels, 1949 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Haliclona crassiloba de Laubenfels, 1950 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1949). Sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1431: 1-25.
page(s): 9-10 [details]
page(s): 9-10 [details]
Holotype (of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)...
Holotype (of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949) BMNH 1948.8.6.15, geounit Bermuda [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. Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166293 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1949). Sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1431: 1-25.
page(s): 9-10 [details]
original description (of Haliclona crassiloba de Laubenfels, 1950) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1950). The Porifera of the Bermuda archipelago. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 27(1): 1-154.
page(s): 45-47 [details]
original description (of Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1980). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part II. Haplosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 104. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 62 (191): 1-173.
page(s): 14-15; fig 4 [details]
original description (of Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991) de Weerdt, W.H.; Rützler, K.; Smith, K.P. (1991). The Chalinidae (Porifera) of Twin Cays, Belize, and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Socety of Washsington.</em> 104 (1): 189-205. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 197-198; fig 3d, 4g-h, 5a-b, d [details]
basis of record de Weerdt, W.H. (2000). A monograph of the shallow-water Chalinidae (Porifera, Haplosclerida) of the Caribbean. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 50 (1): 1-67. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 55-59, fig. 2e, f, 3s, w, 42a–f [details]
page(s): 9-10 [details]
original description (of Haliclona crassiloba de Laubenfels, 1950) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1950). The Porifera of the Bermuda archipelago. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 27(1): 1-154.
page(s): 45-47 [details]
original description (of Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1980). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part II. Haplosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 104. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 62 (191): 1-173.
page(s): 14-15; fig 4 [details]
original description (of Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991) de Weerdt, W.H.; Rützler, K.; Smith, K.P. (1991). The Chalinidae (Porifera) of Twin Cays, Belize, and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Socety of Washsington.</em> 104 (1): 189-205. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 197-198; fig 3d, 4g-h, 5a-b, d [details]
basis of record de Weerdt, W.H. (2000). A monograph of the shallow-water Chalinidae (Porifera, Haplosclerida) of the Caribbean. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 50 (1): 1-67. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 55-59, fig. 2e, f, 3s, w, 42a–f [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Díaz, M.C. (2005). Common sponges from shallow marine habitats from Bocas del Toro region, Panama. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 41(3): 465-475. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 469 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 100 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Moraes, F.C.; Ventura, M.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Muricy, G. (2006). Biodiversidade de esponjas das ilhas oceânicas brasileiras. pp. 147–178 <i>In</i>: Alves, R.J.V. & Castro, J.W.A. (Eds.), Ilhas Oceânicas Brasileiras – da pesquisa ao manejo. Ministério do Meio Ambiente, Secretaria de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Brasília.
page(s): 166 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ulgalde, D., Gómez, P. & Simôes, N. (2015). Marine sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the Gulf of México, new records and redescription of <i>Erylus trisphaerus</i> (de Laubenfels, 1953). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3911 (2): 151-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3911.2.1
page(s): 175-176; fig 19 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pérez, T. ; Díaz, M.C.; Ruiz, C.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Zea, S.; Pomponi, S.A.; Thacker, R.W.; Carteron, S.; Tollu, G.; Pouget-Cuvelier, A.; Thélamon, P.; Marechal, J.-P.; Thomas, O.P.; Ereskovsky, A.E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2017). How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea) marine biodiversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 12 (3): e0173859., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173859
page(s): 10 [details]
additional source Cedro, V.R.; Hajdu, E.; Sovierzosky, H.H.; Correia, M.D. (2007). Demospongiae (Porifera) of the shallow coral reefs of Maceió, Alagoas State, Brazil. pp 233-237 <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro,.
page(s): 236 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sim-Smith, C.; Hickman, Jr, C.; Kelly, M. (2021). New shallow-water sponges (Porifera) from the Galápagos Islands. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5012(1): 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5012.1.1
page(s): 11; note: Identified as 'cf.' [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E. (2023). Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5277(3): 443-489., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.3.2
page(s): 449 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Díaz, M.C. (2005). Common sponges from shallow marine habitats from Bocas del Toro region, Panama. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 41(3): 465-475. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 469 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 100 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Moraes, F.C.; Ventura, M.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Muricy, G. (2006). Biodiversidade de esponjas das ilhas oceânicas brasileiras. pp. 147–178 <i>In</i>: Alves, R.J.V. & Castro, J.W.A. (Eds.), Ilhas Oceânicas Brasileiras – da pesquisa ao manejo. Ministério do Meio Ambiente, Secretaria de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Brasília.
page(s): 166 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ulgalde, D., Gómez, P. & Simôes, N. (2015). Marine sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the Gulf of México, new records and redescription of <i>Erylus trisphaerus</i> (de Laubenfels, 1953). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3911 (2): 151-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3911.2.1
page(s): 175-176; fig 19 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pérez, T. ; Díaz, M.C.; Ruiz, C.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Zea, S.; Pomponi, S.A.; Thacker, R.W.; Carteron, S.; Tollu, G.; Pouget-Cuvelier, A.; Thélamon, P.; Marechal, J.-P.; Thomas, O.P.; Ereskovsky, A.E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2017). How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea) marine biodiversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 12 (3): e0173859., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173859
page(s): 10 [details]
additional source Cedro, V.R.; Hajdu, E.; Sovierzosky, H.H.; Correia, M.D. (2007). Demospongiae (Porifera) of the shallow coral reefs of Maceió, Alagoas State, Brazil. pp 233-237 <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro,.
page(s): 236 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sim-Smith, C.; Hickman, Jr, C.; Kelly, M. (2021). New shallow-water sponges (Porifera) from the Galápagos Islands. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5012(1): 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5012.1.1
page(s): 11; note: Identified as 'cf.' [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E. (2023). Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5277(3): 443-489., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.3.2
page(s): 449 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949) BMNH 1948.8.6.15, geounit Bermuda [details]
Paratype (of Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949) AMNH 486, geounit Bahamian [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chalinula molitba)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (12 records) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (3 records) (from synonym Haliclona crassiloba de Laubenfels, 1950)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (3 records) (from synonym Dendroxea carmabi (Van Soest, 1980))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (4 records) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 31434) (from synonym Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 41743) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005634.PR)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chalinula molitba)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (12 records) (from synonym Haliclona molitba de Laubenfels, 1949)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (3 records) (from synonym Haliclona crassiloba de Laubenfels, 1950)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (3 records) (from synonym Dendroxea carmabi (Van Soest, 1980))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (4 records) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 31434) (from synonym Reniera carmabi van Soest, 1980)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 41743) (from synonym Haliclona pseudomolitba de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005634.PR)
