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Murrayona phanolepis Kirkpatrick, 1910

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Kirkpatrick, R. (1910). On a Remarkable Pharetronid Sponge from Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 83 (562): 124–133, pls I–II. https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=7735

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Porifera
class
Calcarea
order
Clathrinida
family
Murrayonidae
genus
Murrayona
species
Murrayona phanolepis

Name

Homonyms
Murrayona phanolepis Kirkpatrick, 1910

Bibliographic References

  1. Hartman, W.D.; Reiswig, H.W. (1980). Morphological and Ecological Studies of Sponges in Pacific Reef Caves. <em>National Geographic Society, Research Reports.</em> 1980: 339-346.
  2. Kirkpatrick, R. (1910). On a Remarkable Pharetronid Sponge from Christmas Island. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society (B).</em> 83 (562): 124-133, pls I-II.
  3. Lopes, M.V.; Pérez, T.; Klautau, M. (2024). Cave-dwelling calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea) from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 202 (3): zlae138.
  4. Lopes, M.V.; Voigt, O.; Wörheide, G.; Pérez, T.; Klautau, M. (2026). Stony secrets unveiled: evolution of hypercalcified calcareous sponges (Porifera). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207 (1), zlag066.
  5. Pérez, T.; Albenga, L.; Starmer, J.; Chevaldonné, P. (2016). Biodiversité des grottes sous-marines des îles Marquises: un patrimoine. <i>In</i> : Galzin R., Duron S.-D., Meyer J.-Y. (eds), Biodiversité terrestre et marine des îles Marquises, Polynésie française. Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Paris : 287-310.
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