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Rossellidae Schulze, 1885 
AphiaID: 131694

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Hexactinellida (Class) > Hexasterophora (Subclass) > Lyssacinosida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Lyssacinosida
Sources  original description: Schulze, F.E. 1885. The Hexactinellida. Pp. 437-451. In: Tizard, T.H., Moseley, H.M., Buchanan, J.Y. & Murray, J. (Eds), Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’, 1873-1876. Narrative, 1(1). [details]

basis of record: Tabachnick, K. 2002. Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. Pp. 1441-1505. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Acanthascinae Schulze, 1897
  » Genus Acanthascus Schulze, 1886
» Genus Rhabdocalyptus Schulze, 1886
» Genus Staurocalyptus Ijima, 1897
Subfamily Lanuginellinae Schulze, 1897
  » Genus Calycosoma Schulze, 1899
» Genus Doconesthes Topsent, 1928
» Genus Lanuginella Schmidt, 1870
» Genus Lanugonychia Lendenfeld, 1915
» Genus Lophocalyx Schulze, 1887
» Genus Mellonympha Schulze, 1897
» Genus Sympagella Schmidt, 1870
» Genus Aulascus Schulze, 1886 accepted as Sympagella Schmidt, 1870
» Genus Calycosilva Lendenfeld, 1915 accepted as Sympagella Schmidt, 1870
» Genus Polylophus Schulze, 1886 accepted as Lophocalyx Schulze, 1887
Subfamily Rossellinae Schulze, 1885
  » Genus Anoxycalyx Kirkpatrick, 1907
» Genus Aphorme Schulze, 1899
» Genus Asconema Kent, 1870
» Genus Aulosaccus Ijima, 1896
» Genus Bathydorus Schulze, 1886
» Genus Caulophacella Lendenfeld, 1915
» Genus Caulophacus Schulze, 1886
» Genus Crateromorpha Gray in Carter, 1872
» Genus Hyalascus Ijima, 1896
» Genus Nodastrella Dohrmann, Göcke, Reed & Janussen, 2012
» Genus Rossella Carter, 1872
» Genus Schaudinnia Schulze, 1900
» Genus Scyphidium Schulze, 1900
» Genus Trichasterina Schulze, 1900
» Genus Vazella Gray, 1870
» Genus Vitrollula Ijima, 1898
» Genus Anaulosoma Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Rossella Carter, 1872
» Genus Aulochone Schulze, 1886 accepted as Crateromorpha (Aulochone) Schulze, 1886
» Genus Aulorossella Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Rossella Carter, 1872
» Genus Balanella Schulze, 1887 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulophacus) Schulze, 1886
» Genus Balanites Schulze, 1886 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulophacus) Schulze, 1886
» Genus Calycosaccus Schulze, 1899 accepted as Aulosaccus Ijima, 1896
» Genus Caulodiscus Ijima, 1927 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) Ijima, 1927
» Genus Gymnorossella Topsent, 1916 accepted as Rossella Carter, 1872
» Genus Holtenia Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Vazella Gray, 1870
» Genus Pleorhabdus Schulze, 1887 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulophacus) Schulze, 1886
» Genus Polyrhabdus Schulze, 1886 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulophacus) Schulze, 1886
» Genus Scolymastra Topsent, 1916 accepted as Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) Topsent, 1916

Genus Askonematinae Gray, 1872 accepted as Rossellinae Schulze, 1885
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131694
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2005-07-26 12:02:34Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-03-08 16:02:50Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131694 on 2013-05-23
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