WoRMS taxon details
Siphonochalina asterigena (Schmidt, 1868)
166278 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166278)
accepted
Species
Sclerochalina asterigena Schmidt, 1868 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sclerochalina asterigena Schmidt, 1868) Schmidt, O. (1868). Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres (Drittes Supplement). (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-iv, 1-44, pls I-V.
page(s): 8; pl II fig 5 [details]
page(s): 8; pl II fig 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Western Mediterranean
type locality contained in Western Mediterranean [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Siphonochalina asterigena (Schmidt, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166278 on 2026-06-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sclerochalina asterigena Schmidt, 1868) Schmidt, O. (1868). Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres (Drittes Supplement). (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-iv, 1-44, pls I-V.
page(s): 8; pl II fig 5 [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936. Pp. 835-851. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_90 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936. Pp. 835-851. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 8; pl II fig 5 [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936. Pp. 835-851. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_90 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936. Pp. 835-851. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Sclerochalina asterigena Schmidt, 1868) MNHN DT 741, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]