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Geodia robusta (Carter, 1883) 
AphiaID: 597552

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Geodiidae (Family) > Geodiinae (Subfamily) > Geodia (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Ecionemia robusta (Carter, 1883) accepted as Ancorina robusta (Carter, 1883)
Rank Species
Parent Geodia Lamarck, 1815
Sources  original description: Carter, H.J. 1883a. Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. Pachytragida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 11(65):344-369, pls XIV-XV. [details] [full text]

source of synonymy: Cárdenas P, Xavier JR, Reveillaud J, Schander C, Rapp HT (2011) Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. PLoS ONE 6(4) , available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018318 [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Note  According to Cardenas et al. (2011) this species is a Geodia based on molecular analysis, but since it lacks the sterrasters of Geodia, this decision is postponed until confirmed by independent studies. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597552
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2012-04-27 21:46:12Z  created  Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2012-05-10 17:20:53Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2013). Geodia robusta (Carter, 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=597552 on 2013-06-18
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