Antho (Acarnia) elegans
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Boury-Esnault, Nicole
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Antho (Acarnia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Antho (Acarnia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167854 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2015-04-28T15:04:52Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Antho (Acarnia) elegans (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
class: Demospongiae
family: Microcionidae
genus: Antho
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map.
name published in year: 1887
order: Poecilosclerida
parent name usage ID: 167845
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
specific epithet: elegans
subgenus: Acarnia
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted