WoRMS taxon details
Haliclona alba (Schmidt, 1862)
132771 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132771)
accepted
Species
Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
- Subspecies Haliclona alba albapontica Van Soest, 2024
- Variety Haliclona alba var. pontica (Czerniavsky, 1880) accepted as Haliclona alba albapontica Van Soest, 2024 (preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862) Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 73; pl VII fig 8 [details]
page(s): 73; pl VII fig 8 [details]
Type locality contained in Adriatic Sea
type locality contained in Adriatic Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy This species has not been redescribed and is incertae sedis.
Taxonomy This species has not been redescribed and is incertae sedis. [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. Haliclona alba (Schmidt, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132771 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862) Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 73; pl VII fig 8 [details]
page(s): 73; pl VII fig 8 [details]
Other
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) [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This species has not been redescribed and is incertae sedis. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862)
To PESI (from synonym Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Reniera alba Schmidt, 1862)
To PESI