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Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorTylodesma truncata (Hentschel, 1912) 
AphiaID: 234365

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDemospongiae (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPoecilosclerida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMycalina (Suborder) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDesmacellidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorTylodesma (Genus)
Status Unaccepted: synonym, or anything that is not accepted unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
Accepted name  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorBiemna truncata Hentschel, 1912
Rank Species
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorTylodesma Thiele, 1903 accepted as Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDesmacella Schmidt, 1870
Sources  original description Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34(3): 293-448, pls 13-21. [details] [full text]

source of synonymy Thomas, P.A. 1981. A second collection of marine Demospongiae from Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). Annalen. Reeks in 8 - Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika: zoologische wetenschappen, 233. Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika: Tervuren, Belgium. 54 plates pp. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution 
From regional or thematic species database
Indian Ocean
Trusted: edited by a thematic editorMahe Island [details]
Notes 
From editor or global species database
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorTaxonomy please note that Tylodesma is a junior synonym of Desmacella. Hentschel (1912) had this as a species of Biemna and it was transferred to Tylodesma by Thomas (1973). Cannot confirm generic validity, but species are indicated as a synonym of Biemna truncata Hentschel (1912). [details]

From regional or thematic species database
Trusted: edited by a thematic editorSpecimen Reg. No. 1543, 1546 and 1663 [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234365
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2006-11-10 07:36:39Z  created  Wambiji, Nina
2006-11-13 07:52:18Z  changed  Samaai, Toufiek
2006-11-16 08:37:38Z  changed  Samaai, Toufiek
2007-06-15 18:37:25Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Tylodesma truncata (Hentschel, 1912). 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=234365 on 2014-03-07
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