WoRMS name details
Hymeniacidon virgultosa (Carter, 1887)
517594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517594)
unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Axinella virgultosa Carter, 1887) Carter, H.J. (1887). Report on the Marine Sponges, chiefly from King Island, in the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 21(127-128): 61-84, pls 5-7., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1887.tb00381.x
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
Taxonomy This combination is a junior homonym of Hymeniacidon virgultosa (Johnston, 1842). Neither records concern Hymeniacidon species.
Taxonomy This combination is a junior homonym of Hymeniacidon virgultosa (Johnston, 1842). Neither records concern Hymeniacidon species. [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. Hymeniacidon virgultosa (Carter, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517594 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Axinella virgultosa Carter, 1887) Carter, H.J. (1887). Report on the Marine Sponges, chiefly from King Island, in the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 21(127-128): 61-84, pls 5-7., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1887.tb00381.x
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 264 [details]
page(s): 264 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This combination is a junior homonym of Hymeniacidon virgultosa (Johnston, 1842). Neither records concern Hymeniacidon species. [details]
