Tetilla radiata Selenka, 1879:468
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 20 January 1963 (Santos & Hadju, 2003:638)
Rediscovered on: 17 May 1997 (Santos & Hadju, 2003:637)
Distribution & Habitat
Rio de Janeiro (Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro city) (now thought extinct) & São Paulo (São Sebastião Channel) (rediscovered population), both Brazil
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Neotype: MNRJ 7106 (designated by Santos & Hadju, 2003:637)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Selenka, E. (1879). Ueber einen Kieselschwamm von achtstrahligem Bau, und über Entwicklung der Schwammknospen. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Erlangen 33(2): 467-476, pls XXVII-XXVIII.
Other references:
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. and Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Tetilla radiata Selenka, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171402 on 2025-05-26
Muricy, G. and Hajdu, E. (2006). Porifera Brasilis. Guia de identificação das esponjas mais comuns do Sudeste do Brasil. Eclesiarte, Rio de Janeiro. 104 pp.
Santos, Cristina P. and Hadju, Eduardo. (2003). Redescription of Tetilla radiata Selenka from the Southwestern Atlantic (Porifera, Spirophorida, Tetillidae) and designation of its neotype. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 20(4): 637-642. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-81752003000400013