WoRMS taxon details
Levantiniella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007)
889678 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889678)
accepted
Species
Chrotella cavernosa sensu Tsurnamal, 1969 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969) · unaccepted (name wrongly used by Tsurnamal,...)
name wrongly used by Tsurnamal, 1969 (Cárdenas, P.)
Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) · unaccepted (correction of genus name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) Vacelet, J.; Bitar, G.; Carteron, S.; Zibrowius, H.; Pérez, T. (2007). Five new sponge species (Porifera: Demospongiae) of subtropical or tropical affinities from the coast of Lebanon (eastern Mediterranean). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87 (6): 1539-1552., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407060687
page(s): 1540-1542; fig 2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1540-1542; fig 2 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet,...
Holotype (of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) MNHN DJV 94, geounit Levantine Sea [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. Levantiniella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889678 on 2026-03-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969)) Tsurnamal, M. (1969). Sponges of Red Sea origin on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 149-155. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) Vacelet, J.; Bitar, G.; Carteron, S.; Zibrowius, H.; Pérez, T. (2007). Five new sponge species (Porifera: Demospongiae) of subtropical or tropical affinities from the coast of Lebanon (eastern Mediterranean). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87 (6): 1539-1552., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407060687
page(s): 1540-1542; fig 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Chrotella cavernosa sensu Tsurnamal, 1969) Tsurnamal, M. (1969). Sponges of Red Sea origin on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 149-155. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 150-153 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969)) Tsurnamal, M. (1969). Sponges of Red Sea origin on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 149-155. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) Vacelet, J.; Bitar, G.; Carteron, S.; Zibrowius, H.; Pérez, T. (2007). Five new sponge species (Porifera: Demospongiae) of subtropical or tropical affinities from the coast of Lebanon (eastern Mediterranean). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87 (6): 1539-1552., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407060687
page(s): 1540-1542; fig 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Chrotella cavernosa sensu Tsurnamal, 1969) Tsurnamal, M. (1969). Sponges of Red Sea origin on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 149-155. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 150-153 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969)) Tsurnamal, M. (1969). Sponges of Red Sea origin on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 149-155. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
redescription
Carella, M.; Uriz, M.J. (2018). Description of two new genera (<i>Antarctotetilla</i>, <i>Levantiniella</i>) and a new species of Tetillidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4455 (2): 295-321., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4455.2.3
page(s): 298-299 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 298-299 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Evcen, A.; Çinar, M.E. (2025). Sponge fauna of the Aegean coast of Türkiye with new records for the eastern Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5631(2): 201-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.1
page(s): 220-221 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 220-221 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007) MNHN DJV 94, geounit Levantine Sea [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cinachyrella cavernosa) (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Levantinella levantinensis) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007)
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cinachyrella cavernosa) (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Levantinella levantinensis) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Levantinella levantinensis (Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Cinachyrella levantinensis Vacelet, Bitar, Carteron, Zibrowius & Pérez, 2007)
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyrella cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
To PESI (from synonym Cinachyra australiensis sensu Burton, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cinachyra cavernosa (sensu Tsurnamal, 1969))
