WoRMS taxon details
Chelotropella sphaerica Lendenfeld, 1907
170041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170041)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1907). Die Tetraxonia. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf der Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 11(1-2): i-iv, 59-374, pls IX-XLVI. [details] 
Type locality contained in Agulhas Bank
type locality contained in Agulhas Bank [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. Chelotropella sphaerica Lendenfeld, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170041 on 2026-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1907). Die Tetraxonia. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf der Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 11(1-2): i-iv, 59-374, pls IX-XLVI. [details] 
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_13 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_13 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1993). A collection of marine sponges from East Africa. <em>Annales Museo Civico Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria".</em> 89: 247-350.
page(s): 254 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Samaai, T. (2006). Biodiversity "hotspots", patterns of richness and endemism, and distribution of marine sponges in South Africa based on actual and interpolation data: A comparative approach. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1358: 1-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1358.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lévi, C. (1969). Spongiaires du Vema Seamount (Atlantique Sud). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 41(4): 952-973.
page(s): 954-955 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 254 [details] Available for editors
additional source Samaai, T. (2006). Biodiversity "hotspots", patterns of richness and endemism, and distribution of marine sponges in South Africa based on actual and interpolation data: A comparative approach. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1358: 1-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1358.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Lévi, C. (1969). Spongiaires du Vema Seamount (Atlantique Sud). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 41(4): 952-973.
page(s): 954-955 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Syntype ZMB 4212, geounit Agulhas Bank [details]