WoRMS taxon details
Merlia Kirkpatrick, 1908
168479 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168479)
accepted
Genus
Merlia normani Kirkpatrick, 1908 (type by original designation)
Noronha Kirkpatrick, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Merlia deficiens Vacelet, 1980
- Species Merlia lipoclavidisca Vacelet & Uriz, 1991
- Species Merlia normani Kirkpatrick, 1908
- Species Merlia tenuis Hoshino, 1990
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). On Two new Genera of Recent Pharetronid Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 2 (12): 503-514,pls XIII-XV.
page(s): 510 [details]
page(s): 510 [details]
Description Merlia is a genus of 'sclerosponges' which combine a calcareous basal skeleton with a complement of siliceous spicules....
Taxonomy Kirkpatrick (1912) later decided that Merlia was a junior synonym of the fossil genus Monticulipora, but this is not...
Description Merlia is a genus of 'sclerosponges' which combine a calcareous basal skeleton with a complement of siliceous spicules. Variously, either the basal skeleton or the spicules may be reduced or absent in individuals from wide ranging localities. Some of these have been given specific status but this needs to be further substantiated with genetic and life history studies. [details]
Taxonomy Kirkpatrick (1912) later decided that Merlia was a junior synonym of the fossil genus Monticulipora, but this is not...
Taxonomy Kirkpatrick (1912) later decided that Merlia was a junior synonym of the fossil genus Monticulipora, but this is not supported here. He also detected 'zooxanthellae' in the basal chambers of the sponge (which were later revealed to be pellets of storage cells), for which he erected the name "noronhae" without assigning them to a specific genus of zooxanthellae. [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. Merlia Kirkpatrick, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168479 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). On Two new Genera of Recent Pharetronid Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 2 (12): 503-514,pls XIII-XV.
page(s): 510 [details]
original description (of Noronha Kirkpatrick, 1909) Kirkpatrick, R. (1909). Notes on <i>Merlia normani</i>, Kirkpatrick. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 4: 42-48.
page(s): 47-48 [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Merliidae Kirkpatrick, 1908. pp. 691-693. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hajdu, E.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Merliidae Kirkpatrick, 1908. pp. 691-693. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 510 [details]
original description (of Noronha Kirkpatrick, 1909) Kirkpatrick, R. (1909). Notes on <i>Merlia normani</i>, Kirkpatrick. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 4: 42-48.
page(s): 47-48 [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Merliidae Kirkpatrick, 1908. pp. 691-693. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hajdu, E.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Merliidae Kirkpatrick, 1908. pp. 691-693. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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Description Merlia is a genus of 'sclerosponges' which combine a calcareous basal skeleton with a complement of siliceous spicules. Variously, either the basal skeleton or the spicules may be reduced or absent in individuals from wide ranging localities. Some of these have been given specific status but this needs to be further substantiated with genetic and life history studies. [details]Taxonomy Kirkpatrick (1912) later decided that Merlia was a junior synonym of the fossil genus Monticulipora, but this is not supported here. He also detected 'zooxanthellae' in the basal chambers of the sponge (which were later revealed to be pellets of storage cells), for which he erected the name "noronhae" without assigning them to a specific genus of zooxanthellae. [details]
