WoRMS name details
Chalina polychotoma var. compressa Carter, 1885
234113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234113)
unaccepted (genus transfer & upgrade to species)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 16(94): 277-294, 347-368.
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
Type locality contained in Bassian
type locality contained in Bassian [details]
Homonymy This combination is a junior secondary homonym of Chalina compressa (Esper, 1797) sensu Carter, 1882 (transferred to...
Homonymy This combination is a junior secondary homonym of Chalina compressa (Esper, 1797) sensu Carter, 1882 (transferred to Isodictya compressa). Since both are no longer congeneric the homonymy is removed (ICZN Art. 59.2). [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Chalina polychotoma var. compressa Carter, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234113 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 16(94): 277-294, 347-368.
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy This combination is a junior secondary homonym of Chalina compressa (Esper, 1797) sensu Carter, 1882 (transferred to Isodictya compressa). Since both are no longer congeneric the homonymy is removed (ICZN Art. 59.2). [details]
