Deep-Sea taxon details
Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915)
171911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171911)
accepted
Species
Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915 · unaccepted (genus name is junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1915). The Sponges. 3. Hexactinellida.<i> In</i>: Reports on the Scientific Results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding, and of other expeditions of the 'Albatross', 1891-1899 (29). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 42 (2): 1-396, pls. 1-109. [details] 
Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ...
Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ PORa-9263, geounit Guayaquil [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. Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171911 on 2026-10-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171911 on 2026-10-02
original description
(of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1915). The Sponges. 3. Hexactinellida.<i> In</i>: Reports on the Scientific Results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding, and of other expeditions of the 'Albatross', 1891-1899 (29). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 42 (2): 1-396, pls. 1-109. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ PORa-9263, geounit Guayaquil [details]
