Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00011
Topsentia halichondrioides
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About Topsentia halichondrioides
Topsentia halichondrioides is a marine demosponge in the family Halichondriidae. It is represented in modern Indo-Pacific taxonomic work by photographed specimens and diagnostic skeletal observations. The comparatively simple external appearance of this group makes a species-level name more demanding than a match of color or silhouette: the shape and arrangement of its skeletal elements are important. Reference imagery from another island or ocean locality illustrates the named taxon and is kept separate from the evidence that supports the historical Kauaʻi record.
The Kauaʻi evidence comes from a historical source record dated 1996, retained as “Topsentia halichondrioides” in Appendix A printed p. 70 of the cited survey. This preserves evidence of the reported occurrence; it does not establish present-day distribution or abundance.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Topsentia halichondrioides
- Family
- Halichondriidae
- Order
- Suberitida
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical source record (1996); current presence not reassessed
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Topsentia halichondrioides is a marine demosponge in the family Halichondriidae. Historically reported from Kauaʻi (1996).
Sources and further reading
- Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick & L.G. Eldredge. 2004. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. — Appendix A printed p. 70
- ZooKeys — North Sulawesi sponge diversity, taxonomic account
- Recovery taxonomy reconciliation — World Porifera Database