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Antho (Plocamia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887) 
AphiaID: 412834

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Microcionidae (Family) > Ophlitaspongiinae (Subfamily) > Antho (Genus) > Antho (Plocamia) (Subgenus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Antho (Acarnia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
Rank Species
Parent Antho (Plocamia) Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
Sources  original description: Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. 1887. Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’, 1873-1876.Zoology 20(59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pls I-LI, 1 map. [details] [full text]

new combination reference: Hooper, J.N.A. 1996a. Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 40: 1-626. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution North East Atlantic [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:412834
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2009-08-23 13:21:03Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2012-09-18 17:14:27Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Antho (Plocamia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887). 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=412834 on 2013-05-18
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