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Leucosolenia canariensis Burton 1952

Description

Leucosolenia canariensis sensu Burton 1952

The specimen was greyish white and 10 cm in diameter, but there is no further description and the identity remains uncertain. The original description by Miklucho-Maclay (1868: 230, as Nardoa) is from the Canary Islands.

Notes

Published as part of Van, Rob W. M. & De, Nicole J., 2018, Calcareous sponges of the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4426 (1) on page 148, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4426.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1271239

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Leucosoleniidae
Genus
Leucosolenia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Leucosolenida
Phylum
Porifera
Scientific name authorship
Burton
Species
canariensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Leucosolenia canariensis Burton, 1952 sec. Van & De, 2018

References

  • Burton, M. (1952) The ' Manihine' expedition to the Gulf of Aqaba 1948 - 1949. Sponges. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 1 (8), 163 - 174. Available from: https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / item / 19429 # page / 5 / mode / 1 up (accessed 21 January 2018)
  • Miklucho-Maclay, N. (1868) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Spongien I. Jenaische Zeitschrift fur Medicin und Naturwissenschaft, 4, 221 - 240.