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Myriastra Sollas, 1886 
AphiaID: 184801

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Ancorinidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (junior synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Stelletta Schmidt, 1862
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Myriastra subtilis Sollas, 1886 (type by subsequent designation)
Parent Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
Sources  original description: Sollas, W.J. 1886a. Preliminary account of the Tetractinellid sponges Dredged by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ 1872-76. Part I. The Choristida. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society (new series) 5:177-199. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Uriz, M.J. (2002). Family Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870, in: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. pp. 108-126 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Species Myriastra addita Topsent, 1938 accepted as Stelletta addita (Topsent, 1938)
Species Myriastra biformis Brøndsted, 1924 accepted as Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
Species Myriastra cavernosa Dendy, 1916 accepted as Stelletta cavernosa (Dendy, 1916)
Species Myriastra clavosa (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Stelletta clavosa Ridley, 1884
  » Variety Myriastra clavosa var. quadrata Sollas, 1886 accepted as Stelletta clavosa Ridley, 1884
Species Myriastra crassispicula (Sollas, 1886) accepted as Stelletta crassispicula (Sollas, 1886)
Species Myriastra digitifera Lévi, 1959 accepted as Stelletta digitifera (Lévi, 1959)
Species Myriastra kallitetilla de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Stelletta kallitetilla (de Laubenfels, 1936)
Species Myriastra lactea (Carter, 1871) accepted as Stelletta lactea Carter, 1871
Species Myriastra osculifera Lévi, 1964 accepted as Stelletta osculifera (Lévi, 1964)
Species Myriastra paucistellata Lévi, 1952 accepted as Stelletta paucistellata (Lévi, 1952)
Species Myriastra purpurea (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
  » Forma Myriastra purpurea f. paucistella (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
Species Myriastra retroclada Lévi, 1967 accepted as Stelletta retroclada (Lévi, 1967)
Species Myriastra simplicifurca Sollas, 1886 accepted as Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
Species Myriastra simplicissima (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Stelletta simplicissima (Schmidt, 1868)
Species Myriastra subtilis Sollas, 1886 accepted as Stelletta subtilis (Sollas, 1886)
Species Myriastra toxodonta Sollas, 1886 accepted as Stelletta clavosa Ridley, 1884
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184801
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-12-12 17:12:35Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-01-04 18:46:07Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2008-06-23 18:46:04Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Myriastra Sollas, 1886. 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=184801 on 2013-05-22
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