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Euplectella brevis Bowerbank, 1861 
AphiaID: 134400

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Hexactinellida (Class) > Hexasterophora (Subclass) > Lyssacinosida (Order) > Euplectellidae (Family) > Euplectellinae (Subfamily) > Euplectella (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Quasillina brevis (Bowerbank, 1861)
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Quasillina Norman, 1869
Parent Euplectella Owen, 1841
Sources  original description: Bowerbank, J.S. 1861 (1860). List of British sponges. Pp. 235-236 In: McAndrew, R. (Ed.), List of the British marine invertebratefauna. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 30. [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]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
Notes  Holotype: BMNH 10.1.5 & 6 [details]

Type locality: Shetland, United Kingdom [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134400
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2010-07-02 11:01:14Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Euplectella brevis Bowerbank, 1861. 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=134400 on 2013-06-19
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