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Neamphius huxleyi (Sollas, 1888) 
AphiaID: 170406

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Thoosidae (Family) > Neamphius (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Neamphius de Laubenfels, 1953
Synonymised
taxa		  Amphius huxleyi Sollas, 1888 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected 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 25(63): 1-458, pls I-XLIV, 1 map. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Rützler, K. 2002. Family Alectonidae Rosell, 1996. Pp. 281-290. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution type locality: Vanuatu [details]
Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimen  Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1889.1.1.76, locality Vanuatu (New Hebrides, Api) [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
Images 
Amphius huxleyi Sollas, 1886, holotype
[image from synonym]
Amphius huxleyi Sollas, 1886, holotype
added on 2012-02-20 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-20 12:10:41

Neamphius huxleyi in situ
Neamphius huxleyi in situ
added on 2012-02-20 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-20 12:13:36

Neamphius huxleyi on deck
Neamphius huxleyi on deck
added on 2012-02-20 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-20 12:15:20
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170406
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-05-31 13:43:21Z  checked  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Neamphius huxleyi (Sollas, 1888). 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=170406 on 2013-05-23
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