WoRMS taxon details
Cinachyrella clavigera (Hentschel, 1912)
171299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171299)
accepted
Species
Tethya clavigera Hentschel, 1912 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Tetilla (Cinachyrella) clavigera (Hentschel, 1912) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tethya clavigera Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 327 [details]
page(s): 327 [details]
Type locality contained in Arafura Sea
, Note Aru Islands, Ngaiboor Trangan, Indonesia
type locality contained in Arafura Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Aru Islands, Ngaiboor Trangan, Indonesia [details]
Taxonomy Based on its original description, Santodomingo & Becking (2018) consider this species to be a junior synonym of...
Taxonomy Based on its original description, Santodomingo & Becking (2018) consider this species to be a junior synonym of Cinachyrella porosa (Lendenfeld, 1888). We wait for a proper redescription of the type as well as additional genetic data on the C. porosa complex to confirm this synonymy. [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. Cinachyrella clavigera (Hentschel, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171299 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tethya clavigera Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 327 [details]
basis of record Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4). [details]
page(s): 327 [details]
basis of record Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4). [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Santodomingo, N.; Becking, L.E. (2018). Unravelling the moons: review of the genera <i>Paratetilla</i> and <i>Cinachyrella</i> in the Indo-Pacific (Demospongiae, Tetractinellida, Tetillidae). <em>Zookeys.</em> 791: 1-46.
page(s): 30; note: Based on its description, the authors consider that this species is a junior synonym of Cinachyrella porosa (Lendenfeld, 1888). [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 30; note: Based on its description, the authors consider that this species is a junior synonym of Cinachyrella porosa (Lendenfeld, 1888). [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Based on its original description, Santodomingo & Becking (2018) consider this species to be a junior synonym of Cinachyrella porosa (Lendenfeld, 1888). We wait for a proper redescription of the type as well as additional genetic data on the C. porosa complex to confirm this synonymy. [details]Type locality Aru Islands, Ngaiboor Trangan, Indonesia [details]