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Iophon chelifer var. californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 
AphiaID: 195573

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Acarnidae (Family) > Iophon (Genus) > Iophon chelifer (Species)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (junior synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Iophon lamella Wilson, 1904
Rank Variety
Parent Iophon chelifer Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Iophon cheliferum Ridley & Dendy, 1886
Source  original description: Laubenfels, M.W. De 1932b. The marine and fresh-water sponges of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 81(2927):1-140. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Notes  Originally Iophon chelifer var. californiana, but adapted to gender of genus name. [details]

Holotype: USNM [details]

Type locality: California [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195573
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-05-30 09:12:59Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2011-06-23 19:00:54Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2011-07-02 13:35:19Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Iophon chelifer var. californiana de Laubenfels, 1932. 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=195573 on 2013-05-22
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