WoRMS taxon details
Ircinia cactiformis (Rao, 1941)
165006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165006)
accepted
Species
Hircinia cactiformis Rao, 1941 · unaccepted (genus name correction)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hircinia cactiformis Rao, 1941) Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v43/i2/1941/162394 [details] 
Type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka
, Note India
type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka [details]
Type locality India [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. Ircinia cactiformis (Rao, 1941). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165006 on 2026-02-13
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hircinia cactiformis Rao, 1941) Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v43/i2/1941/162394 [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality India [details]