Dendrilla mertoni Hentschel, 1912
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrilla mertoni Hentschel, 1912
- Name authority
- Hentschel, 1912
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Dendroceratida
- Family
- Darwinellidae
- Genus
- Dendrilla
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPorifera Grant, 1836
- classDemospongiae Sollas, 1885
- subclassKeratosa Grant, 1861
- orderDendroceratida Minchin, 1900
- familyDarwinellidae Merejkowsky, 1879
- genusDendrilla Lendenfeld, 1883
- speciesDendrilla mertoni Hentschel, 1912
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrilla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrilla acantha Vacelet, 1958 | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrilla antarctica Topsent, 1905 | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrilla camera (de Laubenfels, 1936) | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrilla cirsioides Topsent, 1893 | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrilla lendenfeldi Hentschel, 1912 | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrilla membranosa (Pallas, 1766) | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrilla rosea Lendenfeld, 1883 | DarwinellidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von Der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 34 (3): 293–448, pls 13–21. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85325 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34M5H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.