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Cliona johannae
Topsent, 1932
AphiaID
504047
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:504047)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Clionaida
(Order)
Clionaidae
(Family)
Cliona
(Genus)
Cliona johannae
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Cliona
Grant, 1826
Original name
Cliona margaritiferae var. johannae
Topsent, 1932
Synonymised names
Cliona margaritiferae var. johannae
Topsent, 1932
·
unaccepted
(status change)
Pione margaritiferae var. johannae
(Topsent, 1932)
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer and status change)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Cliona margaritiferae var. johannae
Topsent, 1932
)
Topsent, E. (1932). Notes sur des clionides. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> 74(28): 549-579.
page(s): 549-552
[details]
Type data
Holotype
MNHN DT2527, geounit Western Australia (state)
Holotype
MNHN DT2527, geounit Western Australia (state)
[details]
Descriptive notes
Taxonomy
Considered a junior synonym of Cliona margaritiferae by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994).
Taxonomy
Considered a junior synonym of Cliona margaritiferae by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994).
[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.
Cliona johannae
Topsent, 1932. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=504047 on 2026-08-21
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2010-08-17 08:46:44Z
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Schönberg, Christine
2018-07-17 11:45:16Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Specimens (2)
Notes (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Cliona margaritiferae var. johannae
Topsent, 1932
)
Topsent, E. (1932). Notes sur des clionides. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> 74(28): 549-579.
page(s): 549-552
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
MNHN DT2527, geounit Western Australia (state)
[details]
Unknown type
(of
Pione margaritiferae var. johannae (Topsent, 1932)
) MNHN DT 2527
[details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy
Considered a junior synonym of Cliona margaritiferae by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994).
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