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Acanthosphaera Ehrenberg, 1858

AphiaID

493287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:493287)

Classification

Status

accepted

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Parent

Actinommidae Haeckel, 1862, emend. Riedel, 1967

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Species Acanthosphaera actinota Haeckel, 1860
Species Acanthosphaera castanea Haeckel, 1887
Species Acanthosphaera dodecastyla Mast, 1910
Species Acanthosphaera pinchuda Boltovskoy, 1980
Species Acanthosphaera tenuis Haeckel, 1887
Species Acanthosphaera tenuissima accepted as Acanthosphaera actinota Haeckel, 1860
Species Acanthosphaera tunis Haeckel accepted as Acanthosphaera tenuis Haeckel, 1887

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Acanthosphaera Ehrenberg, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493287 on 2026-08-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2010-08-04 12:10:46Z

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2012-12-11 07:53:04Z

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Decock, Wim

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Nomenclature

basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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