Placodictyum cucumaria Schmidt, 1870 
AphiaID: 164810

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Porifera incertae sedis (Class) > Placodictyum (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Placodictyum Schmidt, 1870
Source		original description: Schmidt, O. 1870. Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. [details] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		United States part of the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		Incertae sedis and a very doubtful sponge. Most of Schmidt's illustrations concern holothuroid spicules and also the shape is that of a holothurian, but there are also hexactinellid(?) spicules. [details] Type locality: Florida [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164810
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2006-01-03 14:06:12Z   changed   van Soest, Rob 2006-01-24 19:13:44Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Placodictyum cucumaria Schmidt, 1870. 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: 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 at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164810 on 2013-05-18