Phorbas osculosus (Topsent, 1892) 
AphiaID: 169343

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Myxillina (Suborder) > Hymedesmiidae (Family) > Phorbas (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Phorbas Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Synonymised taxa		Amphilectus osculosus Topsent, 1892 (genus transfer) Spanioplon osculosum (Topsent, 1892) (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Topsent, E. 1892b. Diagnoses d’éponges nouvelles de la Méditerranée et plus particulièrement de Banyuls. Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale (2) 10 (Notes et Revue 6) xvii-xxviii. [details] [full text] from synonym: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Banyuls [details] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Western Mediterranean [details]
Specimen		Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 178, locality Banyuls [view taxon]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169343
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2007-05-04 10:22:59Z   checked   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Phorbas osculosus (Topsent, 1892). 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=169343 on 2013-05-22