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Leucandra levis (Poléjaeff, 1883) 
AphiaID: 164338

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Calcaronea (Subclass) > Leucosolenida (Order) > Grantiidae (Family) > Leucandra (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Leucandra Haeckel, 1872
Synonymised
taxa		  Leuconia levis Polejaeff, 1883 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Poléjaeff, N. 1883. Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S.‘Challenger’, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’, 1873-1876. Zoology 8(2): 1-76, pls I-IX. [details] [full text]

from synonym: Burton, M. 1929a. Porifera. Part II. Antarctic sponges. British Antarctic (‘Terra Nova’) Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report, London, British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 6(4): 393-458,pls I-V. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Antarctic 200NM zone beyond the coastline  [details]
Antarctic Ocean (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Prince Edward Islands [details]
Prince Edward Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Ross Sea [details]
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Notes  Holotype: BMNH [details]

Type locality: Antarctic [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164338
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2009-12-07 16:26:55Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2011-02-09 09:46:47Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Leucandra levis (Poléjaeff, 1883). 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=164338 on 2013-05-26
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