Plocamia elegans Ridley & Dendy, 1887 
AphiaID: 412831

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Microcionidae (Family) > Ophlitaspongiinae (Subfamily) > Plocamia (Genus)

Status		unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Antho (Acarnia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
Rank		Species
Parent		Plocamia Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
Source		original description: Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. 1887. Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’, 1873-1876.Zoology 20(59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pls I-LI, 1 map. [details] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
Specimen		Holotype: BMNH 1887.5.2.109, locality Azores [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:412831
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2009-08-23 13:21:03Z   created   van Soest, Rob 2012-09-18 17:14:27Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Plocamia elegans Ridley & Dendy, 1887. 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=412831 on 2013-05-24