Marine Species Traits - Dactylia radix (Lendenfeld, 1888)

Traits taxon details

Dactylia radix (Lendenfeld, 1888)

AphiaID

166270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166270)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Dactylia Carter, 1885

Original name

Chalinopsilla radix Lendenfeld, 1888

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) 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): 106-107 [details]

(of ) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 135 [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. Dactylia radix (Lendenfeld, 1888). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166270 on 2026-08-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Dactylia radix (Lendenfeld, 1888). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166270 on 2026-08-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2007-09-29 17:43:29Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2007-10-03 17:26:51Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of ) 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): 106-107 [details]

original description (of ) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 135 [details]

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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