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Porifera taxon details

Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885) 
AphiaID: 168348

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDemospongiae (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPoecilosclerida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMycalina (Suborder) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsis (Genus) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsis challengeri (Species)
Status accepted
Rank Species
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsis Carter, 1882
Synonymised
names		  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAmphilectus challengeri Ridley, 1885 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description Ridley, S.O. 1885. Narrative of the Cruise of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ with a General Account of the Scientific Results of the Expedition. The Monaxonida. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S.‘Challenger’, 1873-1876. Narrative 1(2): 569-573. [details]

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taxa (1)
[show all]		 Variety Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEsperiopsis challengeri var. meangensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution  Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editortype locality Sulawesi [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
From editor or global species database
Banda Sea
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorBanda Sea [details]
From other sources
(no group)
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorIndonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien 
Links Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) 
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo Encyclopedia of Life 
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo Sponge Barcoding Database (Esperiopsis challengeri) 
Attribute Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorFunctional group benthos » Stage adult (inherited from Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera) [details]
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorFunctional group plankton » Stage larva (inherited from Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera) [details]
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorFeedingtype filter feeder (inherited from Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168348
Taxonomic
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2010-05-24 12:36:33Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2014). Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885). 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.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) 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.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168348 on 2015-03-02
  
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