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Callyspongia (Euplacella) mollissima
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
AphiaID
166238
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166238)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Haplosclerida
(Order)
Callyspongiidae
(Family)
Callyspongia
(Genus)
Callyspongia (Euplacella)
(Subgenus)
Callyspongia (Euplacella) mollissima
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Callyspongia (Euplacella)
Lendenfeld, 1887
Original name
Euplacella mollissima
Lendenfeld, 1887
Synonymised names
Callyspongia mollissima
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Euplacella mollissima
Lendenfeld, 1887
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Euplacella mollissima
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 790
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Euplacella mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887
)...
Holotype
(of
Euplacella mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887
) BMNH 1886.8.27.423, geounit Bassian
[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.
Callyspongia (Euplacella) mollissima
(Lendenfeld, 1887). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166238 on 2026-08-02
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-11-04 19:04:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Specimens (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Euplacella mollissima
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 790
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Euplacella mollissima Lendenfeld, 1887
) BMNH 1886.8.27.423, geounit Bassian
[details]
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