Taxonomy Lendenfeld attributed his material to Carter's Dysidea chaliniformis, but this is a clearly different species (see...
Taxonomy Lendenfeld attributed his material to Carter's Dysidea chaliniformis, but this is a clearly different species (see Psammochela chaliniformis) according to Van Soest (2002: 618, family Myxillidae). Although technically at fault, we maintain this species for the time being as authored by Lendenfeld. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Phoriospongia chaliniformis sensu Lendenfeld, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=488195 on 2026-09-13
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Taxonomy Lendenfeld attributed his material to Carter's Dysidea chaliniformis, but this is a clearly different species (see Psammochela chaliniformis) according to Van Soest (2002: 618, family Myxillidae). Although technically at fault, we maintain this species for the time being as authored by Lendenfeld. [details]