WoRMS taxon details
Amorphinopsis maculosa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996)
592520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:592520)
accepted
Species
Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996 · unaccepted (genus change)
marine, terrestrial
(of Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1996). Sponges from the Bismarck Sea. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universitá di Genova.</em> 60-61: 101-138.
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Holotype (of Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996)...
Holotype (of Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) MSNG 48701, geounit Bismarck Sea [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. Amorphinopsis maculosa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592520 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
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(of Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1996). Sponges from the Bismarck Sea. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universitá di Genova.</em> 60-61: 101-138.
page(s): 114 [details]
new combination reference Alvarez, B.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the order Halichondrida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from northern Australia. Family Halichondriidae. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 27: 55-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287472
page(s): 60-62 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 114 [details]
new combination reference Alvarez, B.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the order Halichondrida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from northern Australia. Family Halichondriidae. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 27: 55-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287472
page(s): 60-62 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype (of Topsentia maculosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) MSNG 48701, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]