Eunapius nitens (Carter, 1881) 
AphiaID: 167165

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Spongillina (Suborder) > Spongillidae (Family) > Eunapius (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Eunapius Gray, 1867
Synonymised taxa		Spongilla nitens Carter, 1881 (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Carter, H.J. 1881c. History and Classification of the known Species of Spongilla. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 7(38): 77-107,pls V-VI. [details] [full text] additional source: Manconi R., Murgia S., Pronzato R. 2008. Sponges from African inland waters: The genus Eunapius (Haplosclerida, Spongillina, Spongillidae). Fundamental and Applied Limnology, Archive für Hydrobiologie 170(4): 333-350 [details] additional source: MANCONI R., PRONZATO R. 2009. Atlas of African freshwater sponges. Studies in Afrotropical Zoology Tervuren, Royal Museum for Central Africa, vol. 295, 214 pp  [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Africa [details] Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimen		Holotype: BMNH 9.5/18-4 [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167165
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2008-08-07 13:52:21Z   changed   Manconi, Renata 2010-06-16 08:35:04Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R.; Manconi, R. (2013). Eunapius nitens (Carter, 1881). 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=167165 on 2013-05-22