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Halichondria (Halichondria) capensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 
AphiaID: 234249

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Halichondrida (Order) > Halichondriidae (Family) > Halichondria (Genus) > Halichondria (Halichondria) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Halichondria (Halichondria) Fleming, 1828
Synonymised
taxa
  Halichondria capensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 (subgenus assignment)
Sources  original description: Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History, 1: 1-96
page(s): 31-33 [details]


basis of record (from synonym): Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life. [details] [view taxon]

original description (from synonym): Samaai & Gibbons. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History Volume: 1 Pages: 1-96 [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Namaqua [details]
South Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes  Holotype: Holotype: SAM-H4901 (fragment of holotype BMNH
1997.5.12.43) (Ts 170), Coral Gardens, Oudekraal (33°59’S,
17°23’E), depth 15 m, collected byP. Coetzee, 25 April 1996. [details]

Paratype: BMNH 1997.5.12.43) (Ts 170), Coral Gardens,
Oudekraal (33°59’S, 17°23’E), depth 15 m, collected by
P. Coetzee, 25 April 1996. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234249
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2006-11-07 11:31:08Z  created  Samaai, Toufiek
2009-04-15 19:38:26Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Halichondria (Halichondria) capensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005. 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=234249 on 2013-06-18
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