WoRMS taxon details
Heterotella corbicula (Bowerbank, 1862)
171863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171863)
accepted
Species
Alcyoncellum corbicula Bowerbank, 1862 · unaccepted (genus name is unavailable)
Corbitella corbicula (Bowerbank, 1962) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alcyoncellum corbicula Bowerbank, 1862) Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV. [details] 
Type locality contained in Mascarene Islands
type locality contained in Mascarene Islands [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. Heterotella corbicula (Bowerbank, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171863 on 2026-01-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alcyoncellum corbicula Bowerbank, 1862) Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV. [details]
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version).
page(s): 1423-1424 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).
page(s): 1423-1424 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version).
page(s): 1423-1424 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).
page(s): 1423-1424 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Ijima, I. (1902). Studies on the Hexactinellida. Contribution II. (The genera <i>Corbitella</i> and <i>Heterotella</i>). <em>Journal of the College of Sciences, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 17 (9): 1-34, pl. I.
page(s): 18-29 [details]
page(s): 18-29 [details]
Other
additional source
Fassbender, N.; Stefanoudis, P.; Filander, Z.; Gendron, G.; Mah, C.; Mattio, L.; Mortimer, J.; Moura, C.; Samaai, T.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Wagner, D.; Walton, R.; Woodall, L. (2021). Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 9., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e65970
page(s): 183; note: only from images [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 183; note: only from images [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
