WoRMS name details
Halichondria mollissima (Lendenfeld, 1887)
165844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165844)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cacochalina truncatella var. mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 763 [details]
page(s): 763 [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Halichondria mollissima (Lendenfeld, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165844 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cacochalina truncatella var. mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 763 [details]
page(s): 763 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist
page(s): 208 [details]
page(s): 208 [details]
From editor or global species database
Identification Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994) assign Cacochalina truncatella var. mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887 to Halichondria without explanation and also cite New South Wales as additional occurrence without quoting a specimen number. [details]
