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Spongilla benguelensis Stephens, 1919 
AphiaID: 167229

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Spongillina (Suborder) > Spongillidae (Family) > Spongilla (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Spongilla Lamarck, 1816
Source  original description: Stephens, J. 1919. Two new african freshwater sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 3: 94-100. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Angolan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note  Type locality: Angola [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167229
Taxonomic
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2010-06-10 18:30:15Z  checked  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Spongilla benguelensis Stephens, 1919. 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/authority/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167229 on 2013-05-23
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