Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID	http://marineregions.org/mrgid/21873
Status	Alternative classification
Name	Language Name Name source English Gulf of Guinea West Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707
PlaceType	Marine Ecoregion of the World (MEOW)
Latitude	7° 49' 6.7" N (7.81853°)
Longitude	12° 46' 34.7" W (-12.7763°)
Source	Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707, available online at https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/marine-ecoregions-of-the-world-a-bioregionalization-of-coastal-and-shelf-areas
Relation	Part of   Gulf of Guinea (Marine Province)
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Species occurring in this area (58)	Antho (Antho) atlantidae Van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2013 Antho involvens (Schmidt, 1864) accepted as Antho (Antho) involvens (Schmidt, 1864) Aplysina aerophoba (Nardo, 1833) Aplysina minuta Lendenfeld, 1889 Axinella donnani (Bowerbank, 1873) Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794) Callyspongia simplex Burton, 1956 accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) burtoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank, 1862 Cliona quadrata Hancock, 1849 accepted as Cliothosa quadrata (Hancock, 1849) Crella mollior Topsent, 1925 accepted as Crella (Crella) mollior Topsent, 1925 Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882) Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1814) Fangophilina submersa Schmidt, 1880 Foliolina peltata Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Oceanapia peltata (Schmidt, 1870) Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) Geodia geodina (Schmidt, 1868) Geodia ramosa (Topsent, 1928) Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766) Haliclona angulata (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Haliclona (Gellius) angulata (Bowerbank, 1866) Haliclona coriacea (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Siphonochalina coriacea Schmidt, 1868 Haliclona fulva (Topsent, 1893) accepted as Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva (Topsent, 1893) Haliclona labyrinthica sensu Burton, 1956 Haliclona rosea (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Haliclona (Rhizoniera) rosea (Bowerbank, 1866) Haliclona stirpescens (Topsent, 1925) Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877 Higginsia strigilata (Lamarck, 1814) Hircinia fasciculata (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Sarcotragus fasciculatus (Pallas, 1766) Hircinia variabilis Schmidt, 1862 accepted as Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862) Hymedesmia arborescens Burton, 1956 accepted as Phorbas burtoni Hajdu & Teixeira, 2011 Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) Jaspis johnstonii (Schmidt, 1862) Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862) Leuconia bolivari (Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916) accepted as Leucandra bolivari Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 Leuconia rudifera Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra rudifera (Poléjaeff, 1883) Lissodendoryx minuta Burton, 1956 accepted as Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) minuta Burton, 1956 Mycale (Carmia) angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Mycale (Zygomycale) angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Mycale (Carmia) atropha Van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2014 Mycale (Carmia) guineensis Van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2014 Mycale (Zygomycale) sierraleonensis Van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2014 Mycale angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Mycale (Zygomycale) angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Mycale contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) Mycale macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866) Myxilla rosacea (Lieberkühn, 1859) accepted as Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea (Lieberkühn, 1859) Myxilla simplex (Baer, 1906) accepted as Myxilla (Myxilla) simplex (Baer, 1906) Oceanapia carotta (Schmidt, 1870) Oceanapia coriacea (Topsent, 1904) Oceanapia tuber (Lundbeck, 1902) Phorbas burtoni Hajdu & Teixeira, 2011 Polymastia agglutinans Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Pytheas digitifera Lévi, 1959 accepted as Crella (Pytheas) digitifera (Lévi, 1959) Spongia carteri Burton, 1930 accepted as Spongionella pulchella (Sowerby, 1804) Suberites carnosus (Johnston, 1842) Suberites domuncula (Olivi, 1792) Sycon caminatum Thacker, 1908 Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862 Tedania nigrescens (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Tedania (Tedania) anhelans (Vio in Olivi, 1792) Thenea bojeadori Lendenfeld, 1907 Ulosa digitata (Schmidt, 1866)
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