World Porifera Database - Species - Hemitedania anonyma (Carter, 1886)

Porifera taxon details

Hemitedania anonyma (Carter, 1886)

AphiaID

169538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169538)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Hemitedania Hallmann, 1914

Original name

Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886

Synonymised names

Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Halichondria rubra Lendenfeld, 1888 · alternative representation (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Reniera pandaea Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Rhaphisia anonyma (Carter, 1886) · unaccepted

Environment

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

Original description

(of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609460181
page(s): 49-50 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Bassian

type locality contained in Bassian [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Hemitedania anonyma (Carter, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=169538 on 2026-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2006-10-06 14:20:30Z

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original description (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609460181
page(s): 49-50 [details]

original description (of Halichondria rubra Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 80-81 [details]

original description (of Reniera pandaea Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 79 [details]

basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. In: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Tedaniidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Pp. 625-632. 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, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. 1708+xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_66 [details]

additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Currie, D.R.; Ward, T.M. (2005). Sponges of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Benthic Protection Zone). South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Publication. RD04/0170, (65): 1-92.
page(s): 41 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Fromont, J.; Currie, D. (2007). Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 132 (2): 192-204., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2007.10887083
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Tedaniidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Pp. 625-632. 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, 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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new combination reference Hallmann, E.F. (1914). A revision of the monaxonid species described as new in Lendenfeld's ‘Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum. Part I, II, III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 39: 263-315, 327-376, 398-446, pls XV-XXIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.2286
page(s): 432-435 [details]

basis of record (of Reniera pandaea Lendenfeld, 1888) Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. In: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]

basis of record (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Tedaniidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Pp. 625-632. 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, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. 1708+xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_66 [details]

basis of record (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Tedaniidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Pp. 625-632. 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, 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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basis of record (of Halichondria rubra Lendenfeld, 1888) Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. In: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]

source of synonymy (of Rhaphisia anonyma (Carter, 1886)) Dendy, A. (1895). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series). 7: 232-260.
page(s): 256-257 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Syntype (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) BMNH 1886.12.15.119, geounit Bassian [details]

Syntype (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) BMNH 1886.12.15.390, geounit Bassian [details]

Syntype (of Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886) BMNH 1886.12.15.466, geounit Bassian [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Reniera pandaea Lendenfeld, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Amorphina anonyma Carter, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Halichondria rubra Lendenfeld, 1888)