WoRMS taxon details
Acanthella tenuispiculata Dendy, 1897
165668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165668)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dendy, A. (1897). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 9: 230-259. [details] 
Holotype NMV G2458, geounit Bassian
Holotype NMV G2458, geounit Bassian [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. Acanthella tenuispiculata Dendy, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165668 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Dendy, A. (1897). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 9: 230-259. [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype NMV G2458, geounit Bassian [details]