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Haliclona (Haliclona) dianae Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021

Esponja, Sponge

This is a species, only recorded from Isabela Island, on rock at 9 m of depth (Hickman, et al. 2021).

Named for co-author Cleveland Hickman’s daughter Diane, who inherited his love of nature and who became his most trusted critic during the preparation of the Galápagos Marine Life Series of field guides. This species name also reflects the natural beauty of this species, with the unusual ‘divine’ coral pink colouration and beautiful regular surface (Latin = ‘of Diana/Diane’) (Sim-Smith et al., 2021).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Porifera

Class
Demospongiae

Order
Haplosclerida

Family
Chalinidae

Genus
Haliclona (Haliclona)

Species
dianae

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: MCCDRS9441, Punta Essex, Isabela Island, 0.999° S, 91.442° W, 9 m, 3 Jan 2004, Type locality: Isabela Islands (Sim-Smith et al., 2021).

Origin: Endemic

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos Islands: Punta Essex-Isabela Islands (Sim-Smith et al., 2021).

References

  • Hickman, C.P. Jr. Sim-Amith, C. & Michelle, K. (2021) A field guide to Sponge of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
  • Sim-Smith, C. CLEVELAND HICKMAN, J. R., & Kelly, M. (2021) New shallow water sponges (Porifera) from the Gálapagos Islands Zootaxa, 5012(1), 1–71. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5012.1.1

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"Galapagos Species Database, Haliclona (Haliclona) dianae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18824. Accessed 31 October 2026.