Caulophacus elegans
| Caulophacus elegans | |
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| Caulophacus elegans, illustration in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 - under the command of Captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S. and Captain Frank Turle Thomson, R.N. (1887). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Subclass: | Hexasterophora |
| Order: | Lyssacinosa |
| Family: | Rossellidae |
| Subfamily: | Lanuginellinae |
| Genus: | Caulophacus |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Caulophacus elegans Schulze, 1886[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caulophacus (Caulophacus) elegans Schulze, 1886 | |
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Caulophacus elegans, illustration in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 - under the command of Captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S. and Captain Frank Turle Thomson, R.N. (1887).
Caulophacus elegans is a species of glass sponges belonging to the subfamily Lanuginellinae. The type specimen has been found in Central Kuroshio Current, near Japan.
References
- ↑ Über den bau und das system der hexactinelliden. FE Schulze, Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (Physikalisch-Mathematisch Classe) 1886, pages 1-97
- Schulze, F.E. 1887a. Report on the Hexactinellida 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 21 (Text): 1-514
External links
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Media related to Caulophacus elegans at Wikimedia Commons - Caulophacus elegans at the Encyclopedia of Life
- WoRMS. "Caulophacus elegans". World Register of Marine Species.
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