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Porifera taxon details

Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorLeucascus albus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013 
AphiaID: 720257

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPorifera (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCalcarea (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCalcinea (Subclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorClathrinida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorLeucascidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorLeucascus (Genus)
Status accepted
Rank Species
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorLeucascus Dendy, 1892
Source  original description Cavalcanti, F.F.; Rapp, H.T. & Klautau, M. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Leucascus Dendy, 1892 (Porifera: Calcarea) with revalidation of Ascoleucetta Dendy & Frederick, 1924 and description of three new species. Zootaxa 3619 (3): 275–314.
page(s): 294 [details]

Environment marine
Distribution  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editortype locality Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Specimen  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorHolotype ZUFRJ UFRJPOR 5252, locality Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (Type locality: Rio de Janeiro, Arraial do Cabo) [details]
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:720257
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  Citation: Klautau, M. (2013). Leucascus albus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013. 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=720257 on 2014-03-10
  
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