WoRMS name details
Toxochalina murata Ridley, 1884
194453 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:194453)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ridley, S.O. (1884). Spongiida. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Alert', 1881-2. (British Museum (Natural History): London).</em> 366-482, pls 39-43; 582-630, pls 53-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22498
page(s): 404 [details]
page(s): 404 [details]
Type locality contained in Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef
type locality contained in Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef [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. Toxochalina murata Ridley, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=194453 on 2026-03-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Ridley, S.O. (1884). Spongiida. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Alert', 1881-2. (British Museum (Natural History): London).</em> 366-482, pls 39-43; 582-630, pls 53-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22498
page(s): 404 [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R. (1984). Description de la Faune des Haplosclerida (Porifera) de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Niphatidae-Callyspongiidae. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 91(3): 765-827., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.81580
page(s): 812-813 [details]
page(s): 404 [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R. (1984). Description de la Faune des Haplosclerida (Porifera) de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Niphatidae-Callyspongiidae. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 91(3): 765-827., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.81580
page(s): 812-813 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]