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Chalina elastica
Kieschnick, 1898
AphiaID
190344
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190344)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Haplosclerida
(Order)
Chalinidae
(Family)
Chalina
(Genus)
Chalina elastica
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Haliclona elastica
(Kieschnick, 1898)
Rank
Species
Parent
Chalina
Bowerbank, 1862
accepted as
Haliclona (Haliclona)
Grant, 1836
Original name
Chalina elastica
Kieschnick, 1898
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Kieschnick, O. (1898). Die Kieselschwämme von Amboina. <em>Inaugural Dissertation. (Jena).</em> 1-66.
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Type data
Type locality contained in
Banda Sea
type locality contained in
Banda Sea
[details]
,
Note
Ambon
Unreviewed
Type locality
Ambon
[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.
Chalina elastica
Kieschnick, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=190344 on 2026-09-22
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-11-02 15:43:30Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2012-04-05 08:22:33Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (2)
Notes (2)
Links (1)
original description
Kieschnick, O. (1898). Die Kieselschwämme von Amboina. <em>Inaugural Dissertation. (Jena).</em> 1-66.
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Unreviewed
Holotype
ZMB
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Type locality
Ambon
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