WoRMS name details
Microciona polita (Ridley, 1881)
408832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408832)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881) Ridley, S.O. (1881). XI. Spongida. Horny and Siliceous Sponges of Magellan Straits, S.W. Chili, and Atlantic off SW Brazil. <i>in</i>: Account of the Zoological Collections made during the Survey of H.M.S. 'Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. Gunther, A. (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 107-141, pls X-XI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1881.tb01270.x
page(s): 121-122 [details]
page(s): 121-122 [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. Microciona polita (Ridley, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408832 on 2026-04-11
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(of Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881) Ridley, S.O. (1881). XI. Spongida. Horny and Siliceous Sponges of Magellan Straits, S.W. Chili, and Atlantic off SW Brazil. <i>in</i>: Account of the Zoological Collections made during the Survey of H.M.S. 'Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. Gunther, A. (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 107-141, pls X-XI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1881.tb01270.x
page(s): 121-122 [details]
page(s): 121-122 [details]
