WoRMS taxon details

Latrunculia (Latrunculia) atkinsonae Samaai & Payne, 2026

1868499  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1868499)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Samaai, T.; Payne, R.P.; Kamwi, B. (2026). Revealing hidden diversity: new <i>Latrunculia</i> a <i>Iophon</i> species (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from the continental shelf of the Namaqua ecoregion (Benguela ecosystem), along with a range extension of <i>Latrunculia (Aciculatrunculia) biformis</i>. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315426101027
page(s): 18-19 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Namaqua  
type locality contained in Namaqua [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Latrunculia (Latrunculia) atkinsonae Samaai & Payne, 2026. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1868499 on 2026-02-04
Date
action
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2026-02-04 15:56:38Z
created

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Nomenclature

original description Samaai, T.; Payne, R.P.; Kamwi, B. (2026). Revealing hidden diversity: new <i>Latrunculia</i> a <i>Iophon</i> species (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from the continental shelf of the Namaqua ecoregion (Benguela ecosystem), along with a range extension of <i>Latrunculia (Aciculatrunculia) biformis</i>. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315426101027
page(s): 18-19 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality