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Porifera name details

Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911

192405 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192405)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1911.tb00461.x
page(s): 360-361 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  BMNH 1912.2.1.75, geounit Northern and...  
Holotype BMNH 1912.2.1.75, geounit Northern and Central Red Sea [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Megalopastas erectus Row, 1911. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192405 on 2026-09-19
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
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2009-07-21 10:50:59Z
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original description Row, R.W.H. (1911). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from Collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S. XIX. Report on the Sponges collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part II. Non-Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (208): 287-400, pls 35-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1911.tb00461.x
page(s): 360-361 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH 1912.2.1.75, geounit Northern and Central Red Sea [details]


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