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Esperia pellucida Ridley, 1884 
AphiaID: 191128

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Esperia (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Mycale (Aegogropila) pellucida (Ridley, 1884)
Rank Species
Parent Esperia Nardo, 1833 accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) Gray, 1867
Sources  original description: Ridley, S.O. 1884a. Spongiida. Pp. 366-482, pls 39-43; 582-630, pls 53-54. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Alert’, 1881-2. (British Museum (Natural History): London). [details] [full text]

basis of record: Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. Pp. 1-620. In: Wells, A. (Ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. (CSIRO: Melbourne)., available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist#selected [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Holotype: BMNH 1882.2.23.224, locality Torres Strait (Alert Isl., 12 m.) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191128
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-07-22 11:06:32Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Esperia pellucida Ridley, 1884. 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=191128 on 2013-05-22
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