WoRMS name details
Hexactinella filholi Topsent, 1904
191583 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191583)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Topsent, E. (1904). Notes sur les Eponges du Travailleur et du Talisman. I. <i>Hexactinella filholi</i> nov.sp. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 62-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.327424
page(s): 63-66 [details]
page(s): 63-66 [details]
Type locality contained in South European Atlantic Shelf
type locality contained in South European Atlantic Shelf [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. Hexactinella filholi Topsent, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191583 on 2026-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Topsent, E. (1904). Notes sur les Eponges du Travailleur et du Talisman. I. <i>Hexactinella filholi</i> nov.sp. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 62-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.327424
page(s): 63-66 [details]
basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Dactylocalycidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1293-1300. <i>In</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_134 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Dactylocalycidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1293-1300. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <i>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</i> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY. 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 63-66 [details]
basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Dactylocalycidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1293-1300. <i>In</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_134 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Dactylocalycidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1293-1300. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <i>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</i> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY. 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unknown type MNHN HT 66 [details]
Unknown type MNHN HT 66, geounit South European Atlantic Shelf [details]
Unreviewed
Holotype MOM [details]