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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Porifera (phylum)  »  Demospongiae (class)  »  Astrophorida (order)  »  Pachastrellidae (family)

CAAB Code: 10 013908 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
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Brachiaster spp.  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 10 - Porifera Sponges
Family: 10 13 Pachastrellidae (sponges) - show full list
Common Name: [a sponge]
Organism Type: a sponge
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 10 013000     Pachastrellidae
Child Codes: 10 013029     Brachiaster simplex
Taxon Notes:This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:
AFD NZOR-6-85686
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
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Scientific Name
verified against
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Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J.R., Reveillaud, J., Schander, C., Rapp, H.T., 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) reveals an unexpected high level of spicule homoplasy., PLoS One, Vol. 6(4): 1-18. . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018318
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