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Asteropus albus (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986) 
AphiaID: 701621

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Ancorinidae (Family) > Asteropus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Asteropus Sollas, 1888
Synonymised
taxa		  Ancorina alba (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986) (genus transfer)
 Stellettinopsis album Alcolado & Gotera, 1986 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Alcolado, P.M.; Gotera, G.G. (1986). Nuevas adiciones a la fauna de poriferos de Cuba [New additions to the poriferan fauna of Cuba]. Poeyana 331: 1-19 (look up in IMIS) [details] [full text]

new combination reference: Kelly, M.; Sim-Smith, C. 2012. A review of Ancorina, Stryphnus, and Ecionemia (Demospongiae, Astrophorida, Ancorinidae), with descriptions of new species from New Zealand waters. Zootaxa 3480: 1–47 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Caribbean Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Cuba (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Greater Antilles [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701621
Taxonomic
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2012-09-20 12:46:21Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Asteropus albus (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986). 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=701621 on 2013-05-24
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