WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Microciona) stephensae Hooper, 1996
167688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167688)
accepted
Species
Axocielita similis (Stephens, 1915) · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior homonym)
Clathria stephensae Hooper, 1996 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Microciona similis Stephens, 1915 · unaccepted (preoccupied and genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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] 
Holotype RMSE 1921.143.1447, geounit Namaqua
Holotype RMSE 1921.143.1447, geounit Namaqua [details]
Taxonomy Replacement name for Microciona similis sensu Stephens, 1915 (not: Thiele, 1903).
Taxonomy Replacement name for Microciona similis sensu Stephens, 1915 (not: Thiele, 1903). [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Clathria (Microciona) stephensae Hooper, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167688 on 2025-12-14
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Microciona similis Stephens, 1915) Stephens, J. (1915). Atlantic Sponges collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 50(2): 423-467.
page(s): 441-442 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. pp. 432-468. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 432–468. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Microciona similis Stephens, 1915) Stephens, J. (1915). Atlantic Sponges collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 50(2): 423-467.
page(s): 441-442 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. pp. 432-468. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 432–468. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Kennedy, J.A. (2000). A new <i>Clathria</i> (Porifera: Demospongiae: Microcionidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 42 (2): 427-444.
page(s): 436 [details]
page(s): 436 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype RMSE 1921.143.1447, geounit Namaqua [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Replacement name for Microciona similis sensu Stephens, 1915 (not: Thiele, 1903). [details]
