WoRMS taxon details
Cliothosa nodulosa (Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000)
1902772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1902772)
accepted
Species
Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000) Calcinai, B.; Cerrano, C.; Sarà, M.; Bavestrello, G. (2000). Boring sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Indian Ocean. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 67 (2): 203-219., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000009356314 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype (of Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà...
Holotype (of Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000) MSNG 50029, geounit Maldives [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. Cliothosa nodulosa (Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1902772 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000) Calcinai, B.; Cerrano, C.; Sarà, M.; Bavestrello, G. (2000). Boring sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Indian Ocean. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 67 (2): 203-219., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000009356314 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Schönberg, C.H.L.; Calcinai, B.; Chaves-Fonnegra. A.; Li, Y.H.: Zea, S. (2026). New taxonomic concepts for bioeroding sponges—the genus <i>Cliothosa</i> (Porifera: Clionaidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(3): zlaf027., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/207/3/zlaf027/8739483?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Cliona nodulosa Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000) MSNG 50029, geounit Maldives [details]
