WoRMS taxon details
Haliclona arctica (Fristedt, 1887)
132776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132776)
accepted
Species
Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887) Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 421 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Norway
type locality contained in Southern Norway [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Homonymy Senior secondary homonym of H. arctica (Hentschel, 1916 as Gellius).
Homonymy Senior secondary homonym of H. arctica (Hentschel, 1916 as Gellius). [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 arctica (Fristedt, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132776 on 2026-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887) Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 421 [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
Homonymy Senior secondary homonym of H. arctica (Hentschel, 1916 as Gellius). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887)
To PESI (from synonym Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Reniera arctica Fristedt, 1887)
To PESI