World Porifera Database - Species - Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968

Porifera taxon details

Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968

AphiaID

167176 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167176)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Spongilla capewelli Bowerbank, 1863 accepted as Heterorotula capewelli (Bowerbank, 1863) (type by original designation)

Parent

Spongillidae Gray, 1867

Original name

Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968

Direct children (9)

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Species Heterorotula caledonensis (Rützler, 1968)
Species Heterorotula capewelli (Bowerbank, 1863)
Species Heterorotula contraversa Racek, 1969
Species Heterorotula fistula Volkmer-Ribeiro & Motta, 1995
Species Heterorotula kakahuensis (Traxler, 1896)
Species Heterorotula lucasi Manconi & Copeland, 2022
Species Heterorotula multidentata (Weltner, 1895)
Species Heterorotula multiformis (Weltner, 1910)
Species Heterorotula nigra (Lendenfeld, 1887)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Penney, J.T.; Racek, A.A. (1968). Comprehensive revision of a worldwide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 272: 1-184.
page(s): 96-97 [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=167176 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2006-02-13 18:41:16Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2010-06-16 08:35:04Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2020-10-31 14:58:09Z

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Boury-Esnault, Nicole

2020-12-17 10:11:20Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2021-10-13 22:18:31Z

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Manconi, Renata

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original description Penney, J.T.; Racek, A.A. (1968). Comprehensive revision of a worldwide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 272: 1-184.
page(s): 96-97 [details]

basis of record Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2002). Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. Pp. 921-1020. In Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version).
page(s): 945 [details]

basis of record Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2002 [2004]). Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. Pp. 921-1020. In Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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