World Porifera Database - Species - Megapogon pollicaris Jenkin, 1908

Porifera taxon details

Megapogon pollicaris Jenkin, 1908

AphiaID

164197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164197)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Megapogon Jenkin, 1908

Original name

Megapogon pollicaris Jenkin, 1908

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Jenkin, C.F. (1908). Porifera. III. Calcarea. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. <em>Natural History, Zoology.</em> 4: 1-49, pls XXVII-XXXVIII. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Ross Sea

type locality contained in Ross Sea [details]

, Note Antarctic

Type locality Antarctic [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Megapogon pollicaris Jenkin, 1908. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164197 on 2026-07-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2010-01-13 15:34:35Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Jenkin, C.F. (1908). Porifera. III. Calcarea. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. <em>Natural History, Zoology.</em> 4: 1-49, pls XXVII-XXXVIII. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Type locality Antarctic [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To ITIS