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Geostelletta Cardenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schrander & Rapp, 2011 
AphiaID: 607952

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Ancorinidae (Family)
Status temporary name
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
Source  original description: 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  This 'genus' was erected under the rules of the Phylocode, which does not recognize ranks or type species. The name is here adopted as valid since it is clearly of the genus group rank (encompassing at least two named species, Geodia robusta and Ecionemia sp.), but its position in the present classification is controversial. Phylocode and Linnean classifications show fundamental differences. The 'definition' of Geostelletta is quoted from the original paper: (branch-based) the most inclusive clade containing Geodia tuberosa (Topsent, 1892) and not Geodia phlegraei Sollas, 1880 and Geodia angulata von Lendenfeld, 1910. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:607952
Taxonomic
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2012-08-22 13:54:09Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Geostelletta Cardenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schrander & Rapp, 2011. 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=607952 on 2013-05-22
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