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Haliclona (Gellius) spongiosa Topsent, 1904 
AphiaID: 132863

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Haplosclerina (Suborder) > Chalinidae (Family) > Haliclona (Genus) > Haliclona (Gellius) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Haliclona (Gellius) Gray, 1867
Synonymised
taxa		  Haliclona spongiosa (Topsent, 1904) (subgenus assignment)
 Orina spongiosa (Topsent, 1904) (genus transfer)
 Reniera spongiosa Topsent, 1904 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Topsent, E. 1904b. Spongiaires des Açores. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 25: 1-280, pls 1-18. [details] [full text]

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]

from synonym: Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Topsent, E. 1916. Diagnoses d’éponges recueillies dans l’Antarctique par le Pourquoi-Pas? Bulletin du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle.(1) 22(3): 163-172. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Azores [details]
Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Specimen  Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 2887 [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132863
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2005-08-07 12:02:23Z  checked  van Soest, Rob
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-06 19:07:48Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Haliclona (Gellius) spongiosa Topsent, 1904. 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=132863 on 2013-05-22
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