WoRMS taxon details
Cliothosa rhodensis (Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
1902782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1902782)
accepted
Species
Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) Rützler, K.; Bromley, R.G. (1981). <i>Cliona rhodensis</i>, new species (Porifera: Hadromerida) from the Mediterranean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Socety of Washsington.</em> 94 (4): 1219-1225. [details] 
Holotype (of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley,...
Holotype (of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) USNM 31371, geounit Aegean Sea [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 rhodensis (Rützler & Bromley, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1902782 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) Rützler, K.; Bromley, R.G. (1981). <i>Cliona rhodensis</i>, new species (Porifera: Hadromerida) from the Mediterranean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Socety of Washsington.</em> 94 (4): 1219-1225. [details]
new combination reference 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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new combination reference 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
page(s): 36-37 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) USNM 31371, geounit Aegean Sea [details]
Paratype (of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) USNM 31370, geounit Adriatic Sea [details]
Paratype (of Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981) USNM 31373, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Rhodes boring sponge | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cliona rhodensis) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To PESI (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 31371) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cliona rhodensis) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To PESI (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 31371) (from synonym Cliona rhodensis Rützler & Bromley, 1981)
