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Spinularia (Radiella) irregularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)

1874596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1874596)

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Species
Radiella irregularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · unaccepted (genus transfer and subgenus assignment)
Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer and subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 489 [details] OpenAccess publication

(of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 220-221 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy,...  
Holotype (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.36, geounit Chile, Peru, Guatemala Basins Abyssal Province [details]
Type locality contained in Araucanian  
type locality contained in Araucanian [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Spinularia (Radiella) irregularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1874596 on 2026-06-27
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original description (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 489 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 220-221 [details] OpenAccess publication

new combination reference Santín, A.; Theising, F.; Despujols, D.; Brandt, A. (2026). A chance encounter: New <i>Spinularia</i> Gray, 1867 from abyssal depths of the Aleutian Trench (Bering Sea) leads to the proposal of new family, Spinulariidae fam nov. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 103699., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2026.103699 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record (of Radiella irregularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)) Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_22 [details] Full text PDF

basis of record (of Radiella irregularis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)) Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_22 [details] Full text PDF

additional source (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Holotype (of Trichostemma irregularis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.36, geounit Chile, Peru, Guatemala Basins Abyssal Province [details]


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