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Callyspongia (Euplacella) australis
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
AphiaID
166235
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166235)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Haplosclerida
(Order)
Callyspongiidae
(Family)
Callyspongia
(Genus)
Callyspongia (Euplacella)
(Subgenus)
Callyspongia (Euplacella) australis
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Callyspongia (Euplacella)
Lendenfeld, 1887
Original name
Euplacella australis
Lendenfeld, 1887
Synonymised names
Callyspongia australis
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Callyspongia frondosa
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
·
unaccepted
(junior synonym)
Euplacella australis
Lendenfeld, 1887
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Euplacella frondosa
Lendenfeld, 1887
·
unaccepted
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Euplacella australis
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 789
[details]
Type data
Type locality contained in
Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef
type locality contained in
Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef
[from synonym]
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[details]
Taxonomic citation
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.
Callyspongia (Euplacella) australis
(Lendenfeld, 1887). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166235 on 2025-12-13
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2005-12-17 11:44:10Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-10-29 15:48:44Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Attributes (5)
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original description
(of
Euplacella australis
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 789
[details]
original description
(of
Euplacella frondosa
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 789-790
[details]
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Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
(from synonym
Euplacella australis
Lendenfeld, 1887
)
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