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Porifera taxon details

Homaxinella chirothecae Payne, Samaai & Gibbons, 2026

1876549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1876549)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Payne, R.P.; Samaai, T.; Janson, L.; Kerwath, S.E.; Gibbons, M.J. (2026). New and little-known heteroscleromorph Demospongiae from the continental shelf in the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa), with a note on the sponge biodiversity of the area. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5764(1): 1-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5764.1.1
page(s): 74 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  SAMC A099310, geounit Natal  
Holotype SAMC A099310, geounit Natal [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. Homaxinella chirothecae Payne, Samaai & Gibbons, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1876549 on 2026-07-27
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2026-04-06 10:18:46Z
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original description Payne, R.P.; Samaai, T.; Janson, L.; Kerwath, S.E.; Gibbons, M.J. (2026). New and little-known heteroscleromorph Demospongiae from the continental shelf in the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa), with a note on the sponge biodiversity of the area. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5764(1): 1-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5764.1.1
page(s): 74 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype SAMC A099310, geounit Natal [details]
Paratype SAMC A097974+A098481+A098490, geounit Natal [details]


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