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Iophon ostiamagna Wilson, 1904 
AphiaID: 234212

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Acarnidae (Family) > Iophon (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Iophon Gray, 1867
Synonymised
taxa		  Iophon chelifer ostiamagna Wilson, 1904 (status change)
Sources  original description: Wilson, H.V. 1904. Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 30 (1): 1-164, pls. 1-26. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. 1996. A review of Iophonidae, Myxillidae and Tedaniidae occurring in the South East Pacific (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). Revue suisse de Zoologie 103(1): 3-79. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Eastern Galapagos Islands [details]
Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234212
Taxonomic
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2006-10-28 17:01:36Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Iophon ostiamagna Wilson, 1904. 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=234212 on 2013-05-26
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