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Amphilectus americanus
(Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
AphiaID
168339
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168339)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Poecilosclerida
(Order)
Esperiopsidae
(Family)
Amphilectus
(Genus)
Amphilectus americanus
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Amphilectus
Vosmaer, 1880
Original name
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana
Ridley & Dendy, 1887
Synonymised names
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana
Ridley & Dendy, 1887
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer & upgrade to species)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana
Ridley & Dendy, 1887
)
Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map.
,
available online at
http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 78-79
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana...
Holotype
(of
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana Ridley & Dendy, 1887
) BMNH 1891.10.3.36, geounit Patagonian Shelf
[details]
Taxonomic citation
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database.
Amphilectus americanus
(Ridley & Dendy, 1887). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168339 on 2025-01-15
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2007-05-16 06:30:28Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-01-24 21:31:19Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Documented distribution (2)
Specimens (1)
Notes (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana
Ridley & Dendy, 1887
)
Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map.
,
available online at
http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 78-79
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Esperiopsis edwardii var. americana Ridley & Dendy, 1887
) BMNH 1891.10.3.36, geounit Patagonian Shelf
[details]
Unreviewed
Holotype
BMNH
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