WoRMS name details
Cliona arenosa (Schmidt, 1870)
170426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170426)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Papillina arenosa Schmidt, 1870 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Papillina arenosa Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Type locality contained in Floridian
type locality contained in Floridian [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. Cliona arenosa (Schmidt, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170426 on 2025-08-22
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Papillina arenosa Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Other
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 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Additional information Based on the original description, Cliona arenosa appears to be different from other local Cliona spp., but is very similar to Cliona tumula from Florida. [details]
