Stellettinopsis megastylifera
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
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publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Stellettinopsis megastylifera (Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984)
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. Stellettinopsis megastylifera (Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701610 on 2026-08-30
created: 2012-09-20T14:46:21Z
modified: 2012-09-20T14:46:21Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Stellettinopsis megastylifera (Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984)
class: Demospongiae
family: Ancorinidae
genus: Stellettinopsis
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 86: 65-216.
name published in: Wintermann-Kilian, G.; Kilian, E.F. (1984). Marine Sponges of the Region of Santa Marta (Colombia). Part II. Homosclerophorida, Choristida, Spirophorida, Hadromerida, Axinellida, Halichondrida, Poecilosclerida. Studies on the Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 19(3): 121-135.
name published in year: 1986
name published in year: 1984
order: Tetractinellida
parent name usage ID: 132010
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984)
specific epithet: megastylifera
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted