Marine Species Traits - Cinachyrella trochiformis (Keller, 1891)

Traits taxon details

Cinachyrella trochiformis (Keller, 1891)

AphiaID

171319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171319)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Cinachyrella Wilson, 1925

Original name

Cinachyra trochiformis Keller, 1891

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52. 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 340, p. XIX (figs. 44-45) [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. Cinachyrella trochiformis (Keller, 1891). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171319 on 2026-04-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Cinachyrella trochiformis (Keller, 1891). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171319 on 2026-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2006-09-24 17:11:38Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (3)
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original description (of ) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52. 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 340, p. XIX (figs. 44-45) [details]

source of synonymy Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29. 4 (14): 513-621, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49517195#page/667/mode/1up
note: Burton (1934) suggests this species is a junior synonym of Cinachyrella australiensis. [details]

source of synonymy Santodomingo, N.; Becking, L.E. (2018). Unravelling the moons: review of the genera Paratetilla and Cinachyrella in the Indo-Pacific (Demospongiae, Tetractinellida, Tetillidae). Zookeys. 791: 1-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.791.27546.figure10
note: After examining type material, the authors decide this species is not a synonym of C. australiensis. [details] Available for editors

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