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Leucandra multiformis Polejaeff, 1883 
AphiaID: 559210

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Calcaronea (Subclass) > Leucosolenida (Order) > Grantiidae (Family) > Leucandra (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Leucandra Haeckel, 1872
Synonymised
taxa
  Leucandra goliath (Poléjaeff, 1883) (junior synonym)
Leuconia goliath Poléjaeff, 1883 (genus transfer)
Leuconia multiformis Poléjaeff, 1883 (genus transfer)
Leuconia multiformis var. amorpha Poléjaeff, 1883 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leuconia multiformis var. goliath Polejaeff, 1883 (genus transfer and status change)
Sources  original description: Poléjaeff, N. 1883. Report on the Calcarea dredged 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 8(2): 1-76, pls I-IX. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Bermuda (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Bermuda Islands [details]
Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559210
Taxonomic
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2011-02-07 16:04:27Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Leucandra multiformis Polejaeff, 1883. 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=559210 on 2013-05-20
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