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Paresperella atlantica Stephens, 1917 
AphiaID: 234196

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Paresperella (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Mycale (Paresperella) atlantica (Stephens, 1917)
Rank Species
Parent Paresperella Dendy, 1905 accepted as Mycale (Paresperella) Dendy, 1905
Sources  original description: Stephens, J. 1917. Report on the sponges collected off the coasts of Ireland by the dredging expeditions of the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Dublin Society. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 34 (B): 1-16. [details] [full text]

additional source: Uriz, M.J. 1987. Sponges from the South-West of Africa: description of species. Pp. 54-73. In: Jones,W.C. (Ed.), European Contributions to the Taxonomy of Sponges. (Sherkin Island Marine Station: Sherkin Island, County Cork): 1-140. [details] [full text]

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
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234196
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2006-10-14 18:05:59Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2007-07-19 10:21:28Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Paresperella atlantica Stephens, 1917. 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=234196 on 2013-05-19
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