WoRMS name details
Clathrina blanca var. bathybia (Poléjaeff, 1883)
1518012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1518012)
unaccepted (status change)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Leucosolenia blanca var. bathybia Poléjaeff, 1883) Poléjaeff, N. (1883). Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S.'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger', 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 8 (2): 1-76, pl. I-IX., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-24/README.htm [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Clathrina blanca var. bathybia (Poléjaeff, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1518012 on 2024-07-18
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(of Leucosolenia blanca var. bathybia Poléjaeff, 1883) Poléjaeff, N. (1883). Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S.'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger', 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 8 (2): 1-76, pl. I-IX., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-24/README.htm [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information The status of this variety needs to be checked. Clathrina blanca var. bathybia was described as Leucosolenia blanca var. bathybia by Poléjaeff (1883) from the analysis of two specimens from the Azores collected at a depth of about 822 m (450 fathoms). Due to its morphological similarity, it is possible that it is Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868), a species originally described from the Canary Islands. However, the possibility of being a new species cannot be disregarded.In 1930, Burton synonymized this species with Clathrina macleayi (Lendenfeld, 1885), a species from the east coast of Australia (Port Jackson). Poléjaeff's (1883) description is far from complete, leaving many doubts. Therefore, it is not possible to know for sure who Clathrina blanca var. bathybia is. However, if it is not a distinct species, it would be much more likely to be C. blanca, a species from the Atlantic, than C. macleayi, a species from Australia. For the time being, we think it is better to leave this variety of C. blanca as valid, until an analysis of the specimens of the referred species is carried out. [details]
