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Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907) 
AphiaID: 380203

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > 'Lithistida' (Order) > Theonellidae (Family) > Discodermia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Discodermia du Bocage, 1869
Synonymised
taxa		  Theonella discifera Lendenfeld, 1907 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1907a. Die Tetraxonia. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf der Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899 11(1-2): i-iv, 59-374, pls IX-XLVI. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J. 2008. Tetractinellid and hadromerid sponges from the Sultanate of Oman. Zoölogische Mededelingen Leiden 82 (53): 749-790. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution East African Coral Coast [details]
Oman (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Shark Bay [details]
Western Arabian Sea [details]
Western Australia (state) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380203
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2009-01-09 08:33:43Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907). 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=380203 on 2013-06-19
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