WoRMS name details
Cliona phallica Leidy, 1889
170471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170471)
uncertain
Species
Papillina phallica (Leidy, 1889) · unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details] 
(of Papillina phallica (Leidy, 1889)) Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details]
(of Papillina phallica (Leidy, 1889)) Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details]
Type locality contained in Floridian
type locality contained in Floridian [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Cliona phallica was described as one of the most common sponges in the area, to be yellowish and to have a single osculum...
Status Cliona phallica was described as one of the most common sponges in the area, to be yellowish and to have a single osculum per column. The description makes it likely that this is a synonym of Cliona varians, and the type material needs to be reassessed. [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Cliona phallica Leidy, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170471 on 2024-05-02
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original description
Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details]
original description (of Papillina phallica (Leidy, 1889)) Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details]
original description (of Papillina phallica (Leidy, 1889)) Leidy, J. 1889. The boring sponge, Cliona. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 41: 70-75. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Cliona phallica was described as one of the most common sponges in the area, to be yellowish and to have a single osculum per column. The description makes it likely that this is a synonym of Cliona varians, and the type material needs to be reassessed. [details]
