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Halichondria (Halichondria) fallax
(Marshall, 1892)
AphiaID
165818
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165818)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Suberitida
(Order)
Halichondriidae
(Family)
Halichondria
(Genus)
Halichondria (Halichondria)
(Subgenus)
Halichondria (Halichondria) fallax
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Halichondria (Halichondria)
Fleming, 1828
Original name
Apatospongia fallax
Marshall, 1892
Synonymised names
Apatospongia fallax
Marshall, 1892
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Apatospongia fallax
Marshall, 1892
)
Marshall, W. (1892). Spongiologische Beiträge. <em>Festschrift zur siebzigsten Wiederkehr des Geburtstages von Rudolf Leuckart. C. F. Winter, Leipzig.</em> 1-36.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/Spongiologische00n#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 16-18
[details]
Descriptive notes
Taxonomy
According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994) this is a junior synonym of Ciocalypta tyleri.
Taxonomy
According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994) this is a junior synonym of Ciocalypta tyleri.
[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.
Halichondria (Halichondria) fallax
(Marshall, 1892). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165818 on 2026-08-19
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2007-08-25 14:21:13Z
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Documented distribution (1)
Notes (1)
Attributes (5)
Links (1)
original description
(of
Apatospongia fallax
Marshall, 1892
)
Marshall, W. (1892). Spongiologische Beiträge. <em>Festschrift zur siebzigsten Wiederkehr des Geburtstages von Rudolf Leuckart. C. F. Winter, Leipzig.</em> 1-36.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/Spongiologische00n#page/3/mode/1up
page(s): 16-18
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Taxonomy
According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994) this is a junior synonym of Ciocalypta tyleri.
[details]
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
(from synonym
Apatospongia fallax
Marshall, 1892
)
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