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Ophlitaspongia minor Burton, 1959 
AphiaID: 192752

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Microcionidae (Family) > Ophlitaspongiinae (Subfamily) > Ophlitaspongia (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Echinoclathria minor (Burton, 1959)
Rank Species
Parent Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
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 Omani Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Holotype: BMNH 1936.3.4.609, locality Western Arabian Sea (Arabian Sea, stat. 89, bottom sand, shells and rock.) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192752
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-05-23 14:38:17Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Ophlitaspongia minor 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=192752 on 2013-05-25
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