WoRMS name details
Halichondria macularis Johnston, 1846
474845 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:474845)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Johnston, G. 1846 (1842-1849). Description of a new British sponge (Halichondria macularis). History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2: 196 (also published in: Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 (18): 475).
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
Taxonomy This description has been ignored until recently, but since the spicules are described as styles and it is suggested to be...
Taxonomy This description has been ignored until recently, but since the spicules are described as styles and it is suggested to be 'closely allied to Halichondria sanguinea' it is assumed here that it is a small patch of Hymeniacidon perlevis. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Halichondria macularis Johnston, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474845 on 2025-12-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Johnston, G. 1846 (1842-1849). Description of a new British sponge (Halichondria macularis). History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2: 196 (also published in: Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 (18): 475).
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This description has been ignored until recently, but since the spicules are described as styles and it is suggested to be 'closely allied to Halichondria sanguinea' it is assumed here that it is a small patch of Hymeniacidon perlevis. [details]
