MSBIAS taxon details

Porifera 
AphiaID: 558

Classification: Biota > Animalia
Authority Grant, 1836
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor: included in ERMS 1.1
Rank Phylum
Parent Animalia
Sources  original description: Grant, R.E. 1836. Animal Kingdom. Pp. 107-118. In: Todd, R.B. (Ed.),The Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. Volume 1. (Sherwood,Gilbert, and Piper: London): 1-813. [details]

basis of record: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Debrenne, F. (2002). Phylum Porifera Grant, 1826, in: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. pp. 9-14 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of Sponges. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-306-47260-0. xix, 1-1101, 1103-1706 (2 volumes) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English sponges  [details]
Direct child
taxa
 Class Calcarea
Class Demospongiae
Class Hexactinellida
Class Homoscleromorpha
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Images 
Porifera, Class Demospongiae
Porifera, Class Demospongiae
added on 2012-02-07 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-07 20:22:15

Porifera, Class Calcarea
Porifera, Class Calcarea
added on 2012-02-07 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-07 20:21:24

Porifera, Class Hexactinellida
Porifera, Class Hexactinellida
added on 2012-02-07 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-07 20:28:37

Porifera, Class Homoscleromorpha
Porifera, Class Homoscleromorpha
added on 2012-02-07 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2012-02-07 20:41:43
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558
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  Citation: MSBIAS (2013). Porifera. 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: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2013) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at http://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558 on 2013-05-24