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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

Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State) (now thought extinct) & São Sebastião Channel, São Paulo (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

 

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