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Petrosia (Strongylophora) mauritiana (Carter, 1885) 
AphiaID: 166875

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Petrosina (Suborder) > Petrosiidae (Family) > Petrosia (Genus) > Petrosia (Strongylophora) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Petrosia (Strongylophora) Dendy, 1905
Synonymised
taxa
  Chalina mauritiana Carter, 1885 (genus transfer)
Chalina polychotoma var. mauritiana Carter, 1885 (genus transfer)
Haliclona polychotoma var. mauritiana (Carter, 1885) (genus transfer)
Petrosia mauritiana (Carter, 1885) (subgenus assignment)
Strongylophora mauritiana (Carter, 1885) (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Carter, H.J. 1885e. Report on a Collection of Marine Sponges from Japan, made by Dr. J. Anderson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 15 (89): 387-406, pls XII-XIV. [details] [full text]

additional source: Pulitzer-Finali, G. 1993. A collection of marine sponges from East Africa. Annales Museo Civico Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria" 89: 247-350. [details]

from synonym: Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London]). [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution East African Coral Coast (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mascarene Islands [details]
Mauritius (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mombasa [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166875
Taxonomic
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2008-02-23 11:44:34Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Petrosia (Strongylophora) mauritiana (Carter, 1885). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166875 on 2013-05-24
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