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Leucandra amorpha
(Poléjaeff, 1883)
AphiaID
164272
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164272)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Calcarea
(Class)
Calcaronea
(Subclass)
Leucosolenida
(Order)
Grantiidae
(Family)
Leucandra
(Genus)
Leucandra amorpha
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Leucandra
Haeckel, 1872
Original name
Leuconia multiformis var. amorpha
Poléjaeff, 1883
Synonymised names
Leuconia multiformis var. amorpha
Poléjaeff, 1883
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer and status change)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Leuconia multiformis var. amorpha
Poléjaeff, 1883
)
Poléjaeff, N. (1883). Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S.'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger', 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 8 (2): 1-76, pl. I-IX.
,
available online at
http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-24/README.htm
[details]
Type data
Note
Bermuda
Unreviewed
Type locality
Bermuda
[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.
Leucandra amorpha
(Poléjaeff, 1883). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164272 on 2026-07-23
Taxonomic edit history
Date
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2009-12-02 19:49:25Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2022-05-08 11:54:02Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (5)
Notes (2)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Leuconia multiformis var. amorpha
Poléjaeff, 1883
)
Poléjaeff, N. (1883). Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S.'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger', 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 8 (2): 1-76, pl. I-IX.
,
available online at
http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-24/README.htm
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Unreviewed
Holotype
BMNH
[details]
Type locality
Bermuda
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