WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Cornulotrocha) polita (Ridley, 1881)
843659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:843659)
accepted
Species
Clathria (Microciona) polita (Ridley, 1881) · unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Clathria polita (Ridley, 1881) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Microciona polita (Ridley, 1881) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, terrestrial
(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]
Holotype (of Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881) BMNH...
Holotype (of Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881) BMNH 1879.12.27.22, geounit Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile [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. Clathria (Cornulotrocha) polita (Ridley, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843659 on 2026-04-30
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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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881) BMNH 1879.12.27.22, geounit Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile [details]
