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Gellius couchii var. ceratina Ridley, 1884 
AphiaID: 265046

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Haplosclerina (Suborder) > Chalinidae (Family) > Gellius (Genus) > Gellius couchii (Species)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
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Accepted name  Haliclona (Gellius) ceratina (Ridley, 1884)
Rank Variety
Parent Gellius couchii (Bowerbank, 1874) accepted as Haliclona (Gellius) fibulata (Schmidt, 1862)
Source  original description: Ridley, S.O. 1884a. Spongiida. Pp. 366-482, pls 39-43; 582-630, pls 53-54. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Alert’, 1881-2. (British Museum (Natural History): London). [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Arafura Sea [details]
Note  Nomenclature: Species name misspelled as couchi by Ridley, 1884. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265046
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2008-01-04 10:22:14Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Gellius couchii var. ceratina Ridley, 1884. 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=265046 on 2013-05-22
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