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Polymastia clavata Burton, 1959 
AphiaID: 170627

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Polymastiidae (Family) > Polymastia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Polymastia Bowerbank, 1864
Source  original description: Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London]). [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Gulf of Aden [details]
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Holotype: BMNH 1936.3.4.497, locality Gulf of Aden (Gulf of Aden, stat. 24, bottom coarse sand, shells and ?rock.) [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Type 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. (2013). Polymastia clavata Burton, 1959. 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=170627 on 2013-05-25
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