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Megaciella topsenti
(Burton, 1932)
AphiaID
167440
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167440)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Poecilosclerida
(Order)
Acarnidae
(Family)
Megaciella
(Genus)
Megaciella topsenti
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Megaciella
Hallmann, 1920
Original name
Acheliderma topsenti
Burton, 1932
Synonymised names
Acheliderma topsenti
Burton, 1932
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Acheliderma topsenti
Burton, 1932
)
Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 318
[details]
Available for editors
Taxonomic 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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database.
Megaciella topsenti
(Burton, 1932). Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167440 on 2025-04-28
Regional species database citation
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Marine Species.
Megaciella topsenti
(Burton, 1932). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167440 on 2025-04-28
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2010-03-22 19:18:53Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Documented distribution (0)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Acheliderma topsenti
Burton, 1932
)
Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 318
[details]
Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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