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Porifera name details

Leucophloeus massalis Carter, 1883

192255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192255)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1883). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 12 (71): 308-329, pls XI-XIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938309459636
page(s): 323-324 [details] OpenAccess publication
Lectotype  BMNH 1954.2.12.237, geounit Leeuwin,  BMNH...  
Lectotype BMNH 1954.2.12.237, geounit Leeuwin [details]
Lectotype BMNH 716-31, geounit Leeuwin [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. Leucophloeus massalis Carter, 1883. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192255 on 2026-08-17
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
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2007-08-27 08:53:24Z
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original description Carter, H.J. (1883). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 12 (71): 308-329, pls XI-XIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938309459636
page(s): 323-324 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details] 

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Díaz, M.C.; Pomponi, S.A. (1990). Phylogenetic classification of the halichondrids (Porifera, Demospongiae). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 40 (2): 15-62. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Lectotype BMNH 1954.2.12.237, geounit Leeuwin [details]
Lectotype BMNH 716-31, geounit Leeuwin [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Carter (1883) in the remarks of the description of this species mentioned a second much larger specimen of this species from New Zealand. This likely not conspecific with this species and needs reassesment. [details]

Lectotype BMNH Bk 706, 31 is an unregistered dried fragment in the BMNH collection which was elected as lectotype by Erpenbeck & van Soest (2002: 796). [details]


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