Porifera name details
original description
(of Sigmaxinella durissima var. massalis Dendy, 1922) Dendy, A. (1922). Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S.'Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. <i>In</i>: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 7. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 18 (1): 1-164, pls 1-18. page(s): 113 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature This combination was not previously used, but is a consequence of Sigmaxinella durissima with its varieties assigned to Dragmacidon by e.g. Alvarez & Hooper, 2002, 2009. No typical variety was ever indicated by Dendy or later authors. Synonymy of these varieties with a single species Dragmacidon durissimum is based on Burton's (1959) suggestion (as Axinella durissima). [details]
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