Desmacidon kerguelenensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) 
AphiaID: 567750

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

Status		unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Isodictya kerguelenensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Rank		Species
Parent		Desmacidon Bowerbank, 1861
Source		original description: Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. 1886. Preliminary Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’. Annals and Magazine of Natural History(5) 18: 325-351, 470-493. [details] [full text]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Variety Desmacidon kerguelenensis var. antarctica Kirkpatrick, 1908 accepted as Isodictya kerguelenensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Kerguelen Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567750
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2011-04-06 14:35:05Z   created   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Desmacidon kerguelenensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). 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=567750 on 2013-05-23