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Characella Sollas, 1886

132012  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132012)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Tetractinellida (Order)
  7. Astrophorina (Suborder)
  8. Pachastrellidae (Family)
  9. Characella (Genus)
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Genus
Characella aspera Sollas, 1886 (type by original designation)
Neothenea de Laubenfels, 1934 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Yodomia Lebwohl, 1914 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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Sollas, W.J. (1886). Preliminary account of the Tetractinellid sponges Dredged by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' 1872-76. Part I. The Choristida. <em>Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society (new series).</em> 5: 177-199. [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy Erected for type species Characella aspera by original designation.  
Taxonomy Erected for type species Characella aspera by original designation. [details]

Taxonomy Characella is clearly an Astrophorid species. For the time being, we allocated it to Pachastrellidae even if its...  
Taxonomy Characella is clearly an Astrophorid species. For the time being, we allocated it to Pachastrellidae even if its relationships with the other genera of the family are not clearly established (Cardenas & Rapp, 2012). [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. Characella Sollas, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132012 on 2025-02-05
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-12-04 18:47:59Z
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2008-08-07 18:10:12Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2020-12-16 10:32:25Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Sollas, W.J. (1886). Preliminary account of the Tetractinellid sponges Dredged by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' 1872-76. Part I. The Choristida. <em>Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society (new series).</em> 5: 177-199. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Yodomia Lebwohl, 1914) Lebwohl, F. (1914). Japanische Tetraxonida, I. <i>Sigmatophora</i> und II.<i>Astrophora metastrosa</i>. <em>Journal of the College of Sciences.</em> Imperial University of Tokyo 35(2): 1-116, pls I-IX.
page(s): 63-64 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Neothenea de Laubenfels, 1934) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1934). New sponges from the Puerto Rican deep. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91(17): 1-28.
page(s): 5 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Taxonomy Erected for type species Characella aspera by original designation. [details]

Taxonomy Characella is clearly an Astrophorid species. For the time being, we allocated it to Pachastrellidae even if its relationships with the other genera of the family are not clearly established (Cardenas & Rapp, 2012). [details]
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