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Microciona namibiensis Uriz, 1984 
AphiaID: 192454

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Microcionidae (Family) > Microcioninae (Subfamily) > Microciona (Genus)
Status alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Clathria (Microciona) namibiensis (Uriz, 1984)
Rank Species
Parent Microciona Bowerbank, 1862 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
Sources  original description: Uriz, M.J. 1984b. Descripción de nuevas esponjas del litoral de Namibia (sudoeste de África). Resultados Expediciones Científicas 12: 107-116. [details]

additional source: Uriz, M.J. 1988. Deep-water sponges from the continental shelf and slope off Namibia (Southwest Africa): Classses Hexactinellida and Demospongia. Monografías de Zoología Marina 3: 9-157. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Namibia [details]
Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Holotype: ABIPB-12, locality Namib [details]
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192454
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-10-14 18:05:59Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Microciona namibiensis Uriz, 1984. 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=192454 on 2013-06-20
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