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Porifera name details

Geodia (Synops) megaster Burton, 1926

708695 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:708695)

 unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Burton, M. (1926). Descriptions of South African sponges collected in the South African Marine Survey. Part I. Myxospongida and Astrotetraxonida. <em>Fisheries Bulletin. Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey Division, Union of South Africa.</em> Report 4, Special Report 9 (6): 1-29.
page(s): 19-20 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Natal  
type locality contained in Natal [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. Geodia (Synops) megaster Burton, 1926. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=708695 on 2026-09-13
Date
action
by
2012-10-10 12:27:56Z
created
2018-08-28 06:38:36Z
changed
2019-09-11 12:18:46Z
changed

original description Burton, M. (1926). Descriptions of South African sponges collected in the South African Marine Survey. Part I. Myxospongida and Astrotetraxonida. <em>Fisheries Bulletin. Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey Division, Union of South Africa.</em> Report 4, Special Report 9 (6): 1-29.
page(s): 19-20 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   



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