Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Astrophorida > Family Vulcanellidae > Genus Vulcanella

Vulcanella gracilis (Sollas, 1888)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

VulcanellaSollas, 1886accepted genus name
Sphinctrella Schmidt, 1870 synonym
Vulcanella (Vulcanella) Sollas, 1886 synonym

Species group names

Sphinctrella gracilis Sollas, 1888 basionym
Sphinctrella gracilis Sollas, 1888 synonym
Vulcanella (Vulcanella) gracilis (Sollas, 1888) synonym

Literature

original description

Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-1876. Zoology 25(63): 1-458, pls I-XLIV, 1 map.

source of synonymy

Cárdenas P, Xavier JR, Reveillaud J, Schander C, Rapp HT (2011) Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. PLoS ONE 6(4)

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Boury-Esnault, N. (2014). Vulcanella gracilis. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597279

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2012-04-28 by Nicole Boury-Esnault

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