Synonyms: Callyspongia elongata; Callyspongia robertvonlendenfeldi; Callyspongia serpens; Ceraochalina typica; Chalina moniliformis; Chalina oculata var. novaezealandiae; Chalina polychotoma var. angulata; Chalina polychotoma var. moniliformis; Chalinissa communis; Chalinissa communis var. digitata; Chalinissa communis var. flabellum; Chalinissa elegans; Chalinissa elongata; Chalinissa elongata var. tenuispicula (heterotypic); Chalinissa macropora; Chalinissa ramosa; Chalinissa rigida; Chalinissa serpens; Chalinissa tenuifibris; Pachychalina elongata; Spongia serpentina