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Petrosia mauritiana (Carter, 1885) 
AphiaID: 510941

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Petrosina (Suborder) > Petrosiidae (Family) > Petrosia (Genus)
Status alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
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Accepted name  Petrosia (Strongylophora) mauritiana (Carter, 1885)
Rank Species
Parent Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885
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: Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London]). [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution East African Coral Coast [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510941
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2010-08-31 18:10:03Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Petrosia 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=510941 on 2013-05-25
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