WoRMS name details
Chalinella tenella Lendenfeld, 1887
190367 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190367)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 770 [details]
page(s): 770 [details]
Type locality contained in Bassian
type locality contained in Bassian [details]
Taxonomy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 56-57) explanation of the synonymy of this combination.
Removal of homonymy between...
Removal of homonymy between...
Taxonomy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 56-57) explanation of the synonymy of this combination.
Removal of homonymy between Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Chalinella) and Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Ceraochalina).
1. Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (type locality Port Phillip, Australia). The genus Chalinella Von Lendenfeld, 1887 was considered a junior synonym of Cladochalina Schmidt, 1870: 35 by Burton (1927: 296), and he reassigned the species as a junior synonym of Cladochalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (same page as C. tenella but C. elegans has priority by being cited first (ICZN Rec. 69A.10, position precedence). Wiedenmayer (1989: 104) confirmed the synonymy, but reassigned the genus Cladochalina to the synonymy of Callyspongia, resulting in assignment of Von Lendenfeld’s species to Callyspongia elegans in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 92). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Valentine (2002: 837) further refined the subgenus assignment of Chalinella to Callyspongia (Callyspongia) and not to Callyspongia (Cladochalina), leading to the currently accepted name Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans for Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887. Note that the combination Callyspongia elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) is also a senior secondary homonym of Pachychalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 777 (see also Van Soest et al. 2020: 24-25).
2. Ceraochalina tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 785 (Port Phillip, Australia). Burton (1934: 609) reassigned this combination to the genus Callyspongia, thus creating a junior secondary homonym with Von Lendenfeld’s Chalinella tenella, previously also assigned to Callyspongia by way of Burton’s (1927: 296) assignment of it to Cladochalina. ICZN Art. 59.1 demands the removal of this secondary homonymy as both belong to the same genus. Burton (1934) proposed the species to be a junior synonym of the New Zealand species Callyspongia ramosa (Gray, 1843: 295), which would remove the homonymy. This synonymy was accepted by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 98) and the World Porifera Database had the species name accepted as a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) ramosa. However, C. (C.) ramosa (Gray, 1843 as Spongia) is a homonym of Spongia ramosa Montagu, 1814 and the replacement name for it is Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884) comb. nov. as its eldest synonym (see Van Soest et al. 2020: 47).
3. Summary: Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Chalinella) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Ceraochalina) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884a), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. [details]
Removal of homonymy between Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Chalinella) and Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Ceraochalina).
1. Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (type locality Port Phillip, Australia). The genus Chalinella Von Lendenfeld, 1887 was considered a junior synonym of Cladochalina Schmidt, 1870: 35 by Burton (1927: 296), and he reassigned the species as a junior synonym of Cladochalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (same page as C. tenella but C. elegans has priority by being cited first (ICZN Rec. 69A.10, position precedence). Wiedenmayer (1989: 104) confirmed the synonymy, but reassigned the genus Cladochalina to the synonymy of Callyspongia, resulting in assignment of Von Lendenfeld’s species to Callyspongia elegans in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 92). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Valentine (2002: 837) further refined the subgenus assignment of Chalinella to Callyspongia (Callyspongia) and not to Callyspongia (Cladochalina), leading to the currently accepted name Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans for Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887. Note that the combination Callyspongia elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) is also a senior secondary homonym of Pachychalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 777 (see also Van Soest et al. 2020: 24-25).
2. Ceraochalina tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 785 (Port Phillip, Australia). Burton (1934: 609) reassigned this combination to the genus Callyspongia, thus creating a junior secondary homonym with Von Lendenfeld’s Chalinella tenella, previously also assigned to Callyspongia by way of Burton’s (1927: 296) assignment of it to Cladochalina. ICZN Art. 59.1 demands the removal of this secondary homonymy as both belong to the same genus. Burton (1934) proposed the species to be a junior synonym of the New Zealand species Callyspongia ramosa (Gray, 1843: 295), which would remove the homonymy. This synonymy was accepted by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 98) and the World Porifera Database had the species name accepted as a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) ramosa. However, C. (C.) ramosa (Gray, 1843 as Spongia) is a homonym of Spongia ramosa Montagu, 1814 and the replacement name for it is Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884) comb. nov. as its eldest synonym (see Van Soest et al. 2020: 47).
3. Summary: Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Chalinella) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Ceraochalina) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884a), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. [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. Chalinella tenella Lendenfeld, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190367 on 2025-03-17
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Nomenclature
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Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 770 [details]
page(s): 770 [details]
Other
additional source
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 56-57 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 56-57 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 56-57) explanation of the synonymy of this combination.Removal of homonymy between Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Chalinella) and Callyspongia tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (as Ceraochalina).
1. Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (type locality Port Phillip, Australia). The genus Chalinella Von Lendenfeld, 1887 was considered a junior synonym of Cladochalina Schmidt, 1870: 35 by Burton (1927: 296), and he reassigned the species as a junior synonym of Cladochalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 770 (same page as C. tenella but C. elegans has priority by being cited first (ICZN Rec. 69A.10, position precedence). Wiedenmayer (1989: 104) confirmed the synonymy, but reassigned the genus Cladochalina to the synonymy of Callyspongia, resulting in assignment of Von Lendenfeld’s species to Callyspongia elegans in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 92). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Valentine (2002: 837) further refined the subgenus assignment of Chalinella to Callyspongia (Callyspongia) and not to Callyspongia (Cladochalina), leading to the currently accepted name Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans for Chalinella tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887. Note that the combination Callyspongia elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) is also a senior secondary homonym of Pachychalina elegans Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 777 (see also Van Soest et al. 2020: 24-25).
2. Ceraochalina tenella Von Lendenfeld, 1887: 785 (Port Phillip, Australia). Burton (1934: 609) reassigned this combination to the genus Callyspongia, thus creating a junior secondary homonym with Von Lendenfeld’s Chalinella tenella, previously also assigned to Callyspongia by way of Burton’s (1927: 296) assignment of it to Cladochalina. ICZN Art. 59.1 demands the removal of this secondary homonymy as both belong to the same genus. Burton (1934) proposed the species to be a junior synonym of the New Zealand species Callyspongia ramosa (Gray, 1843: 295), which would remove the homonymy. This synonymy was accepted by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 98) and the World Porifera Database had the species name accepted as a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) ramosa. However, C. (C.) ramosa (Gray, 1843 as Spongia) is a homonym of Spongia ramosa Montagu, 1814 and the replacement name for it is Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884) comb. nov. as its eldest synonym (see Van Soest et al. 2020: 47).
3. Summary: Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Chalinella) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) elegans (Von Lendenfeld, 1887), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tenella (Von Lendenfeld, 1887) (originally as Ceraochalina) is a junior synonym of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) nuda (Ridley, 1884a), which senior name is to be maintained. No homonymy. [details]
