WoRMS taxon details
Halichondria kelleri Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
1423890 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1423890)
accepted
Species
Halichondria (Halichondria) granulata Keller, 1891 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
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Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 33) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla)...
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla)...
Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 33) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla) granulata (Bowerbank, 1866) and Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891.
1. Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866: 262 (type locality Oban, Scotland). Even though Arndt (1935: 58) synonymised H. granulata Bowerbank, 1866 with Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) it remained the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891: 310 (type locality Assab Bay, Eritrea). This species name is a junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and needed to be renamed (ICZN Art. 57.2 & 60.3).
3. Summary: Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 is the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891, even though it was revised as Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) (ICZN Art. 57.2). The accepted name is maintained. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 is the junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and in the absence of synonyms requires a new name (ICZN Art. Art. 60.3), for which Halichondria kelleri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Conrad Keller. [details]
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla) granulata (Bowerbank, 1866) and Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891.
1. Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866: 262 (type locality Oban, Scotland). Even though Arndt (1935: 58) synonymised H. granulata Bowerbank, 1866 with Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) it remained the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891: 310 (type locality Assab Bay, Eritrea). This species name is a junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and needed to be renamed (ICZN Art. 57.2 & 60.3).
3. Summary: Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 is the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891, even though it was revised as Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) (ICZN Art. 57.2). The accepted name is maintained. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 is the junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and in the absence of synonyms requires a new name (ICZN Art. Art. 60.3), for which Halichondria kelleri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Conrad Keller. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Halichondria kelleri Van Soest & Hooper, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423890 on 2026-09-21
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Nomenclature
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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): 33 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52.</em> 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 310 [details]
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52.</em> 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 310 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 33) explanation for the nomen novum.Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla) granulata (Bowerbank, 1866) and Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891.
1. Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866: 262 (type locality Oban, Scotland). Even though Arndt (1935: 58) synonymised H. granulata Bowerbank, 1866 with Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) it remained the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891: 310 (type locality Assab Bay, Eritrea). This species name is a junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and needed to be renamed (ICZN Art. 57.2 & 60.3).
3. Summary: Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 is the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891, even though it was revised as Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) (ICZN Art. 57.2). The accepted name is maintained. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 is the junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and in the absence of synonyms requires a new name (ICZN Art. Art. 60.3), for which Halichondria kelleri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Conrad Keller. [details]
