Deep-Sea taxon details
Haliclona (Flagellia) Van Soest, 2017
1036217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1036217)
accepted
Subgenus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Van Soest, R.W.M. (2017). <i>Flagellia</i>, a new subgenus of <i>Haliclona</i> (Porifera, Haplosclerida). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 351: 1-48., available online at http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/476
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
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. Haliclona (Flagellia) Van Soest, 2017. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036217 on 2026-06-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Haliclona (Flagellia) Van Soest, 2017. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036217 on 2026-06-15
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Van Soest, R.W.M. (2017). <i>Flagellia</i>, a new subgenus of <i>Haliclona</i> (Porifera, Haplosclerida). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 351: 1-48., available online at http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/476
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
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Editor's comment For a generally similar species of this subgenus, a 'new' genus name was erected for species M. boricua Khaki et al. 2026 (living symbiotically with a Plakortis species), which is morphologically similar to Haliclona (Flagellia) on account of its distinct flagelliform sigmas. The authors discussed the similarity, but for not entirely clear reasons - presumably molecularly inspired - decided that a separate 'new' genus name was warranted. Please note, that the result is that next to 11 species of Haliclona (Flagellia) there is one additional species in a 'parallel' genus Metilla. [details]
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