WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Microciona) affinis (Carter, 1880)
167608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167608)
accepted
Species
Clathria affinis (Carter, 1880) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Microciona affinis Carter, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Microciona affinis Carter, 1880) Carter, H.J. (1880). Report on Specimens dredged up from the Gulf of Manaar and presented to the Liverpool Free Museum by Capt.W.H. Cawne Warren. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 6(31):35-61, pls IV-VI; 129-156, pls VII, VIII.
page(s): 41; pl IV fig 15 [details]
page(s): 41; pl IV fig 15 [details]
Holotype (of Microciona affinis Carter, 1880) BMNH...
Holotype (of Microciona affinis Carter, 1880) BMNH 1936.3.4.597, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [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. Clathria (Microciona) affinis (Carter, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167608 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Microciona affinis Carter, 1880) Carter, H.J. (1880). Report on Specimens dredged up from the Gulf of Manaar and presented to the Liverpool Free Museum by Capt.W.H. Cawne Warren. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 6(31):35-61, pls IV-VI; 129-156, pls VII, VIII.
page(s): 41; pl IV fig 15 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
page(s): 41; pl IV fig 15 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Kennedy, J.A. (2000). A new <i>Clathria</i> (Porifera: Demospongiae: Microcionidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 42 (2): 427-444. [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 93; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 93; note: Misapplication [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Microciona affinis Carter, 1880) BMNH 1936.3.4.597, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [details]
