A new sponge species, Haliclona (Halichoclona) vanderlandi is described from three Indonesian localities: Take Bone Rata, Kapoposang (SW Sulawesi) and Manadotua Island (NE Sulawesi). The species belongs to the family Chalinidae and is assigned to the subgenus Halichoclona of the genus Haliclona, hitherto known as the “fistulosa” group as distinguished by de Weerdt (1989).

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de Weerdt, W. H., & van Soest, R. (2001). Haliclona (Halichoclona) vanderlandi spec. nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Haplosclerida) from Indonesia. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 334, 189–194.