WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Microciona) elliptichela (Alander, 1942)
167637 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167637)
accepted
Species
Clathria elliptichela (Alander, 1942) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942) Alander, H. (1942). Sponges from the Swedish west-coast and adjacent waters. <em>Ph.D. Thesis. (University of Lund, H. Struves: Gøteborg).</em> Pp. 1-95, 15 pls.
page(s): 58-61 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 58-61 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in North Sea
type locality contained in North Sea [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Clathria (Microciona) elliptichela (Alander, 1942). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167637 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942) Alander, H. (1942). Sponges from the Swedish west-coast and adjacent waters. <em>Ph.D. Thesis. (University of Lund, H. Struves: Gøteborg).</em> Pp. 1-95, 15 pls.
page(s): 58-61 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
page(s): 58-61 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
Other
additional source
Roberts, J.M., A.J. Davies, L.A. Henry, L.A. Dodds, G.C.A. Duineveld, M.S.S. Lavaleye, C. Maier, R.W.M. van Soest, M.J.N. Bergman, V. Huehnerbach, V.A.I. Huvenne, D.J. Sinclair, T. Watmough, D. Long, S.L. Green & H. van Haren. (2009). Mingulay reef complex: an interdisciplinary study of cold-water coral habitat, hydrography and biodiversity. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 397: 139-151. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942)
To PESI (from synonym Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Clathria elliptichela (Alander, 1942))
To PESI (from synonym Microciona elliptichela Alander, 1942)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Clathria elliptichela (Alander, 1942))
