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Porifera taxon details

Cliothosa chilensis (Thiele, 1905)

1901449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1901449)

accepted
Species
Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905 · unaccepted (Genus transfer after Schönberg...)  
Genus transfer after Schönberg et al. (2026)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) Thiele, J. (1905). Die Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Sammlung Plate. <i>Zoologische Jahrbücher Supplement 6 (Fauna Chilensis III)</i>. 407-496, pls 27-33.
page(s): 409-412 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Chiloense  
type locality contained in Chiloense [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Cliothosa chilensis (Thiele, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1901449 on 2026-08-28
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original description (of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) Thiele, J. (1905). Die Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Sammlung Plate. <i>Zoologische Jahrbücher Supplement 6 (Fauna Chilensis III)</i>. 407-496, pls 27-33.
page(s): 409-412 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Schönberg, C.H.L.; Calcinai, B.; Chaves-Fonnegra. A.; Li, Y.H.: Zea, S. (2026). New taxonomic concepts for bioeroding sponges—the genus <i>Cliothosa</i> (Porifera: Clionaidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(3): zlaf027., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/207/3/zlaf027/8739483?redirectedFrom=fulltext
page(s): 19-20, 22-23 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record (of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1997). Shallow water Demosponges of the Galápagos Islands. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 104 (2): 379-467., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80003
page(s): 415-416 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source (of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) Burton, M. (1940). Las Esponjas marinas del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. (Parte 1). <em>Anales del Museo argentino de ciencias naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia'.</em> 40 (6): 95-121, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 118 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source (of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) De Paula, T. S.; Zilberberg, C.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G. (2012). Morphology and molecules on opposite sides of the diversity gradient: Four cryptic species of the Cliona celata (Porifera, Demospongiae) complex in South America revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear markers. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 62(1): 529-541., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.001
page(s): 530-539; note: Cliona chiensis is retrieved as genetically distinct from C. celata, despite their overall similar morphology. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source (of Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905) Willenz, P.; Hajdu, E. (2022). Marine and Freshwater Sponges of Peru. Identification guide. <em>Abc Taxa.</em> 22: 347pp., available online at https://abctaxa.naturalsciences.be/volume-22/
page(s): 230-231 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype ZMB Por-2233, geounit Los Lagos [details]
LanguageName 
English Chilean boring sponge  [details]


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