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Acarnus

Demospongiae - Poecilosclerida - Tedaniidae

Taxonomy
Acarnus was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tedaniidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Acarnus Gray p. 544
2004Acarnus Finks et al. p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderPoeciloscleridaTopsent 1928
familyTedaniidaeRidley and Dendy 1886
genusAcarnusGray 1867

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Acarnus Gray 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 02:42:15
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:21:11
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available