WoRMS taxon details
Esperiopsis informis Stephens, 1915
AphiaID: 168359
AphiaID: 168359
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Esperiopsidae (Family) > Esperiopsis (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted (genus transfer) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Amphilectus informis (Stephens, 1915) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Esperiopsis Carter, 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Stephens, J. 1915b. Atlantic Sponges collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 50(2): 423-467, pls XXXVIII-XL. [details] [full text]
additional source: Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History, 1: 1-96 [details] additional source: Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Lévi, C. 1963. Spongiaires d’Afrique du Sud. (1) Poecilosclérides.Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 37(1): 1-72, pls I-X. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent only | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Namaqua [details] South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Link | To Encyclopedia of Life | |||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Additional Material: South Africa - SAM-H4932 (fragment BMNH 1997.5.12.29) (Ts 232), Oudekraal (33°59’S, 18°22’E), depth 6–10 m, collected by T. Samaai, Z. Toeffie and G. Isaacs, 2 July 1997. BMNH 1997.5.12.30 (fragment Ts 231), Oudekraal (33°59’S, 18°22’E), depth 6–10 m, collected by T. Samaai, Z. Toeffie and G. Isaacs, 2 July 1997. [details] Type locality: Table Bay, South Africa [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168359 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Esperiopsis informis Stephens, 1915. 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=168359 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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