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Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897) 
AphiaID: 220454

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Halichondrida (Order) > Axinellidae (Family) > Axinella (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Axinella Schmidt, 1862
Synonymised
taxa		  Phacellia weltnerii Lendenfeld, 1897 (genus transfer)
 Phakellia weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897) (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1897c. Spongien von Sansibar. Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft 21: 93-133, pls 9-10. [details] [full text]

additional source: Schleyer, M. H., & Celliers, L. 2005. Modelling reef zonation in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63 (3): 373-384. [details]

additional source: Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]

additional source (from synonym): Burton, M. 1931a. On a Collection of Marine Sponges mostly from the Natal Coast. Annals of the Natal Museum 6 (3): 337-358, pl. XXIII. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English crumpled sponge  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Bawi (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
East African Coral Coast [details]
Kosi Bay [details]
Natal (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) [details]
Zanzibar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Type locality: Type locality Bawi, Zanzibar [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220454
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2003-12-30 17:57:43Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-10-30 10:47:58Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2007-08-10 14:08:54Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2012-12-03 14:30:54Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897). 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=220454 on 2013-06-20
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