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Leucandra hiberna
Jenkin, 1908
AphiaID
164327
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164327)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Calcarea
(Class)
Calcaronea
(Subclass)
Leucosolenida
(Order)
Grantiidae
(Family)
Leucandra
(Genus)
Leucandra hiberna
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Jenkina hiberna
(Jenkin, 1908)
Rank
Species
Type taxon of
Jenkina
Brøndsted, 1931
Parent
Leucandra
Haeckel, 1872
Original name
Leucandra hiberna
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.
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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.
Leucandra hiberna
Jenkin, 1908. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164327 on 2026-01-27
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2009-12-06 18:13:30Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2010-01-24 19:00:31Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Documented distribution (2)
Notes (1)
Links (1)
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.
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Unreviewed
Type locality
Antarctic
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