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Myriastra purpurea f. paucistella (Ridley, 1884) 
AphiaID: 708687

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Astrophorida (Order) > Ancorinidae (Family) > Myriastra (Genus) > Myriastra purpurea (Species)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
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Accepted name  Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
Rank Forma
Parent Myriastra purpurea (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Stelletta purpurea Ridley, 1884
Sources  original description: Ridley, S.O. 1884a. Spongiida. Pp. 366-482, pls 39-43; 582-630, pls 53-54. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Alert’, 1881-2. (British Museum (Natural History): London). [details] [full text]

new combination reference: Lévi, C. (1967). Spongiaires d'Afrique du Sud. (3) Tetractinellides. Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr. 37: 227-256, pls XVII-XIX (look up in IMIS[details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Natal [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:708687
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2012-10-10 12:27:56Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Myriastra purpurea f. paucistella (Ridley, 1884). 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=708687 on 2013-05-18
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