Aphrocallistes

Aphrocallistes beatrix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sceptrulophora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Hexactinellida Subclassis: Hexasterophora Ordo: Sceptrulophora

Familia: Aphrocallistidae
Genus: Aphrocallistes
Species (2): A. beatrix – A. vastus

Name

• Aphrocallistes Gray, 1858
• Type species: Aphrocallistes beatrix Gray, 1858 (type by monotypy)

Synonyms

• Melittiaulus Schulze, 1885

References

• Reiswig, H.M. & Kelly, M. 2011. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Hexasterophoran Glass Sponges of New Zealand (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Hexasterophora): Orders Hexactinosida, Aulocalycoida and Lychniscosida. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 124: 1–146. ISBN 978-0-478-23292-9 Reference page. 

Links

• van Soest, R. (2011). Aphrocallistes Gray, 1858. 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. (2011) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132099 on 2011-10-29

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