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Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastia clavata Burton, 1959 
AphiaID: 170627

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDemospongiae (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorHeteroscleromorpha (Subclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastiida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastiidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastia (Genus) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastia clavata (Species)
Status accepted
Rank Species
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastia Bowerbank, 1862
Orig. name Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolymastia clavata Burton, 1959
Source  original description Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London. Pp. 151-281. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution  Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editortype locality contained in Yemen [details]
From editor or global species database
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorGulf of Aden [details]
From other sources
Yemen
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorYemeni Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorHolotype BMNH 1936.3.4.497, locality Gulf of Aden (Gulf of Aden, stat. 24, bottom coarse sand, shells and ?rock.) [details]
Link Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo Encyclopedia of Life 
Note 
From other sources
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorType locality Aden [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170627
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2010-05-31 13:43:21Z  checked  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2010). Polymastia clavata. 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.; Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J. L. (2017). World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170627 on 2017-05-23
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