WoRMS name details
Hircinia pellita Rao, 1941
475203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475203)
unaccepted (genus name correction)
Species
Hircinia Nardo, 1834 accepted as Ircinia Nardo, 1833
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469.
page(s): 461-463, pl. XIII (fig. 9) [details]
page(s): 461-463, pl. XIII (fig. 9) [details]
Holotype SMNH 652, geounit Trincomali
Holotype SMNH 652, geounit Trincomali [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. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hircinia pellita Rao, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475203 on 2026-01-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469.
page(s): 461-463, pl. XIII (fig. 9) [details]
page(s): 461-463, pl. XIII (fig. 9) [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype SMNH 652, geounit Trincomali [details]