WoRMS taxon details
Chelonaplysilla erecta (Row, 1911)
132300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132300)
accepted
Species
Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967 · unaccepted (junior secondary homonym and...)
junior secondary homonym and junior synonym
Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911) Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1911.tb00461.x
page(s): 360-361 [details]
page(s): 360-361 [details]
Type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea
type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Homonymy Chelonaplysilla erecta (Row, 1911) (Megalopastas erectus and C. erecta Tsurnamal, 1967 are secondary homonyms, but were...
Taxonomic remark Chelonaplysilla erecta has Northern Red Sea as type locality. The Chelonaplysilla specimens collected in the Caribbean...
Homonymy Chelonaplysilla erecta (Row, 1911) (Megalopastas erectus and C. erecta Tsurnamal, 1967 are secondary homonyms, but were assigned to be synonyms by Bergquist (1980), presumed to be an example of Lessepsian migration. Van Soest et al. (2020: 25-26) agreed with this proposed synonymy. Homonymy was thus removed. [details]
Taxonomic remark Chelonaplysilla erecta has Northern Red Sea as type locality. The Chelonaplysilla specimens collected in the Caribbean...
Taxonomic remark Chelonaplysilla erecta has Northern Red Sea as type locality. The Chelonaplysilla specimens collected in the Caribbean region as well as in the south-west Atlantic represent another species: Chelonaplysilla americana Van Soest, 2017. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Chelonaplysilla erecta (Row, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132300 on 2026-02-17
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Nomenclature
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(of Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911) Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1911.tb00461.x
page(s): 360-361 [details]
original description (of Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967) Tsurnamal, M. (1967). <i>Chelonaplysilla erecta</i> n.sp. (Demospongiae, Keratosa) from Mediterranean Coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 16(1): 96-100. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 360-361 [details]
original description (of Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967) Tsurnamal, M. (1967). <i>Chelonaplysilla erecta</i> n.sp. (Demospongiae, Keratosa) from Mediterranean Coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 16(1): 96-100. [details] Available for editors
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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 Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS)
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additional source Zea, S. (1987). Esponjas del Caribe Colombiano. (Catálogo Cientifico: Bogotá, Colombia): 1-286. , available online at http://ISBN 958-9068-05-7
page(s): 50-52; fig 13; note: Misapplication [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; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 117; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. (2000). Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 476: 230-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.467.229
page(s): 238; note: Misapplication [details]
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.
note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Moraes, F.C. (2011). Esponjas das Ilhas Oceânicas Brasileiras. Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Série Livros 44. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 252 pp.
note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Díaz, M.C.; Smith, K.P.; Rützler, K. (2004). Species richness and abundance as indicators of mangrove epibenthic community health. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 518, 2-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.518.1
page(s): 5; note: misapplication [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): 9; note: Misapplication: as Chelonaplysilla aff. erecta [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 25-26 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS)
note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Zea, S. (1987). Esponjas del Caribe Colombiano. (Catálogo Cientifico: Bogotá, Colombia): 1-286. , available online at http://ISBN 958-9068-05-7
page(s): 50-52; fig 13; note: Misapplication [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; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 117; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. (2000). Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 476: 230-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.467.229
page(s): 238; note: Misapplication [details]
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.
note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Moraes, F.C. (2011). Esponjas das Ilhas Oceânicas Brasileiras. Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Série Livros 44. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 252 pp.
note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Díaz, M.C.; Smith, K.P.; Rützler, K. (2004). Species richness and abundance as indicators of mangrove epibenthic community health. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 518, 2-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.518.1
page(s): 5; note: misapplication [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): 9; note: Misapplication: as Chelonaplysilla aff. erecta [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 25-26 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Chelonaplysilla erecta (Row, 1911) (Megalopastas erectus and C. erecta Tsurnamal, 1967 are secondary homonyms, but were assigned to be synonyms by Bergquist (1980), presumed to be an example of Lessepsian migration. Van Soest et al. (2020: 25-26) agreed with this proposed synonymy. Homonymy was thus removed. [details]Taxonomic remark Chelonaplysilla erecta has Northern Red Sea as type locality. The Chelonaplysilla specimens collected in the Caribbean region as well as in the south-west Atlantic represent another species: Chelonaplysilla americana Van Soest, 2017. [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonaplysilla erecta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonaplysilla erecta) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911)
To PESI
To The Sponge Guide
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonaplysilla erecta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelonaplysilla erecta) (from synonym Chelonaplysilla erecta Tsurnamal, 1967)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911)
To PESI
To The Sponge Guide
To ITIS
