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Porifera taxon details

Phakellia elegans Thiele, 1898

165579 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165579)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thiele, J. (1898). Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Japanische Demospongien. Zoologica. <em>Original-Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Zoologie. Stuttgart.</em> 24(1): 1-72, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 51-52; note: mispelled Phacellia [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Central Kuroshio Current  
type locality contained in Central Kuroshio Current [details]
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. Phakellia elegans Thiele, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165579 on 2026-08-14
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original description Thiele, J. (1898). Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Japanische Demospongien. Zoologica. <em>Original-Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Zoologie. Stuttgart.</em> 24(1): 1-72, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 51-52; note: mispelled Phacellia [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Sim, C.J. (1994). Sponges from Cheju Island, Korea. <em>In: Van Soest, R.W.M.; Van Kempen, T.M.G.; Braekman, J.C. (eds) Sponges in Time and Space. Biology, Chemistry, Paleontology. Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 175-181.</em>
page(s): 180, Table 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Rho, B.J.; Sim, C.J. (1976). On the classification and the distribution of the marine benthic animals in Korea 4. Sponges. <em>Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living, Ewha Woman University.</em> 16: 67-87.
page(s): 73 [details] 
 
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