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Siphonodictyon infestum (Johnson, 1889) 
AphiaID: 596684

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Petrosina (Suborder) > Phloeodictyidae (Family) > Siphonodictyon (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Siphonodictyon Bergquist, 1965
Synonymised
taxa		  Aka infesta (Johnson, 1889) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
Sources  additional source (from synonym): Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

original description (from synonym): Johnson, J.Y. 1899. Notes on some Sponges belonging to the Clionidae obtained at Madeira. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1899:461-463, pl. VI. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

basis of record (from synonym): Schönberg, C.H.L.; Beuck, L. 2007. Where Topsent went wrong: Aka infesta a.k.a. Aka labyrinthica (Demospongiae: Phloeodictyidae) and implications for other Aka species. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 87: 1459-1476. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Azores Canaries Madeira (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Cape Verde (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Celtic Seas (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North Atlantic (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
North Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South European Atlantic Shelf (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Southern Norway (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Western Mediterranean (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596684
Taxonomic
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2012-03-27 01:22:31Z  created  Schönberg, Christine
  
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  Citation: Schönberg, C. (2013). Siphonodictyon infestum (Johnson, 1889). 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=596684 on 2013-06-20
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