Grantia hirsuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leucosoleniida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Calcarea Subclassis: Calcaronea Ordo: Leucosoleniida

Familia: Grantiidae
Genus: Grantia
Species: Grantia hirsuta

Name

• Grantia hirsuta (Topsent, 1907)

Type locality: “à la grève de l'île Booth-Wandel”.

Combinations

• Leucandra hirsuta Topsent, 1907: 541 [original combination]

Synonyms

• Leucandra cirrata Jenkin, 1908: 18

Syntypes (3): BMNH 1907.8.6.39, 1907.8.6.40-42 and 1907.8.6.43, collected by National Antarctic Expedition (HMS Discovery) between 1901–1904.

Type locality: “Winter Quarters”, Hut Point, Antarctic.

References

Primary references

• Topsent, E. 1907. Eponges calcaires recueillies par le Français dans l'Antarctique (Expédition du Dr. Charcot). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 1ème série 13: 539–544.
• Jenkin, C.F. 1908. Porifera. III.–Calcarea. pp. 1–50, pls. XXVII–XXXVIII In National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. Natural History. Volume IV. Zoology. Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum: London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Grantia hirsuta in the World Register of Marine Species