Porifera taxon details
original description
Topsent, E. (1904). Spongiaires des Açores. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 25: 1-280, pls 1-18., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40603003 page(s): 194-195 [details]
basis of record
Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889. pp. 186-195 <i>in</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889. Pp. 186–195. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI. page(s): 63 [details]
Unknown type MNHN DT 1033, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
From editor or global species database
Remark Leptosastra constellata is a perplexing sponge sharing characters of Hemiasterellidae (a crust of asters) and Hymedesmiidae (basal acanthostyles). Various assignments of authors reflect these ambiguous characters. [details]Unverified
Holotype MOM [details]
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