Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID	http://marineregions.org/mrgid/21775
Status	Alternative classification  synonym of Bay of Bengal (IHO Sea Area)
Name	Language Name Name source English Bay of Bengal Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707
PlaceType	Marine Province
Latitude	18° 50' 48.5" N (18.8468°)
Longitude	88° 50' 44.9" E (88.8458°)
Source	Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707, available online at https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/marine-ecoregions-of-the-world-a-bioregionalization-of-coastal-and-shelf-areas
Images	Van Keulen (1728, kaart 115) Van Keulen (1728, kaart 176)
Relations	Part of   Western Indo-Pacific (Realm)   Has preferred alternative   Bay of Bengal (IHO Sea Area)   [view hierarchy]
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Species occurring in this area (1)	Hyalonema investigatoris Schulze, 1900 accepted as Hyalonema (Paradisconema) investigatoris Schulze, 1900
Species occurring in any subarea of Bay of Bengal (59)	Acanthella cavernosa Dendy, 1922 Acanthella megaspicula Thomas, 1984 Acanthella ramosa Kumar, 1925 Amorphinopsis excavans var. digitifera Annandale, 1915 accepted as Amorphinopsis excavans Carter, 1887 Amorphinopsis kempi Kumar, 1925 Aplysina cellulosa Hyatt, 1875 Aurora globostellata (Carter, 1883) accepted as Rhabdastrella globostellata (Carter, 1883) Axinella donnani (Bowerbank, 1873) Biemna microstyla Thomas, 1984 accepted as Biemna thomasi Cavalcanti, Santos Neto & Pinheiro, 2018 Bubaris gorgonoides Thomas, 1984 accepted as Acanthella gorgonoides (Thomas, 1984) Callyspongia diffusa (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) diffusa (Ridley, 1884) Cinachyra cavernosa (Lamarck, 1815) accepted as Cinachyrella cavernosa (Lamarck, 1815) Clathria (Clathria) decumbens Ridley, 1884 Clathria (Thalysias) vulpina (Lamarck, 1814) Clathria encrusta Kumar, 1925 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) encrusta Kumar, 1925 Cliona acustella Annandale, 1915 accepted as Spiroxya acustella (Annandale, 1915) Discodermia interspersa Kumar, 1925 Discodermia sceptrellifera Carter, 1881 accepted as Racodiscula sceptrellifera (Carter, 1881) Gellius toxius Topsent, 1897 accepted as Haliclona (Gellius) toxia (Topsent, 1897) Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766) Higginsia mixta (Hentschel, 1912) Hircinia clathrata Carter, 1881 accepted as Hyattella intestinalis (Lamarck, 1814) Hircinia vallata Dendy, 1887 accepted as Psammocinia vesiculifera (Poléjaeff, 1884) Histoderma fucoides Topsent, 1897 accepted as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) fucoides (Topsent, 1897) Iotrochota baculifera var. flabellata Dendy, 1887 accepted as Iotrochota baculifera Ridley, 1884 Laxosuberites lacustris Annandale, 1915 accepted as Protosuberites lacustris (Annandale, 1915) Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) ternatensis (Thiele, 1903) Lissodendoryx balanophilus Annandale, 1914 accepted as Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) balanophilus Annandale, 1914 Lissodendoryx similis Thiele, 1899 accepted as Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) similis Thiele, 1899 Mycale aegagropila var. militaris Annandale, 1914 accepted as Mycale (Carmia) militaris Annandale, 1914 Mycale madraspatana Annandale, 1914 accepted as Mycale (Carmia) madraspatana Annandale, 1914 Mycale mytilorum Annandale, 1914 accepted as Mycale (Carmia) mytilorum Annandale, 1914 Oceanapia arenosa Rao, 1941 Pachychalina fibrosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) fibrosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Pachychalina multiformis var. manaarensis Dendy, 1889 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) diffusa (Ridley, 1884) Paradisconema vosmaeri Ijima, 1927 accepted as Hyalonema (Paradisconema) vosmaeri Ijima, 1927 Penares intermedia (Dendy, 1905) accepted as Penares intermedius (Dendy, 1905) Phakellia cactoides Burton, 1928 accepted as Phakettia cactoides (Burton, 1928) Phakellia ridleyi Dendy, 1887 accepted as Phakettia ridleyi (Dendy, 1887) Phloeodictyon putridosa (Lamarck, 1815) accepted as Oceanapia putridosa (Lamarck, 1815) Prostylissa arcotti Ali, 1956 accepted as Topsentia arcotti (Ali, 1956) Prostylissa foetida (Dendy, 1889) accepted as Amorphinopsis foetida (Dendy, 1889) Protoschmidtia expansa Thiele, 1903 accepted as Petrosia (Petrosia) expansa (Thiele, 1903) Raspailia anastomosa Kumar, 1925 accepted as Raspailia (Raspailia) anastomosa Kumar, 1925 Raspailia fruticosa Dendy, 1887 accepted as Endectyon (Endectyon) fruticosum (Dendy, 1887) Raspailia thurstoni Dendy, 1887 accepted as Endectyon (Endectyon) thurstoni (Dendy, 1887) Raspailia viminalis Schmidt, 1862 accepted as Raspailia (Raspailia) viminalis Schmidt, 1862 Reniera delicatula Ali, 1956 accepted as Haliclona delicatula (Ali, 1956) Reniera tuberosa Dendy, 1922 accepted as Neopetrosia tuberosa (Dendy, 1922) Spongia papyracea Esper, 1806 accepted as Phyllospongia papyracea (Esper, 1806) Spongosorites topsenti Dendy, 1905 Suberites aquaedulcioris Annandale, 1914 accepted as Protosuberites aquaedulcioris (Annandale, 1915) Suberites bengalensis Lévi, 1964 Suberites cruciatus var. depressa Dendy, 1922 accepted as Terpios cruciatus (Dendy, 1905) Suberites inconstans Dendy, 1887 accepted as Spheciospongia inconstans (Dendy, 1887) Suberites sericeus Thiele, 1898 Tedania digitata (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Tedania (Tedania) anhelans (Vio in Olivi, 1792) Tedania nigrescens (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Tedania (Tedania) anhelans (Vio in Olivi, 1792) Tetilla dactyloidea var. lingua Annandale, 1915 accepted as Tetilla dactyloidea (Carter, 1869)
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