Megapogon

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Achramorphidae
Genus: Megapogon
Species (6): M. crispatus – M. crucifer – M. pollicaris – M. raripilus – M. schiaparellii – M. villosus

Name

• Megapogon Jenkin, 1908: 35

Type species: Leuconia crucifera Poléjaeff, 1883, by subsequent designation by Dendy & Row (1913: 768).

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Alvizu, A., Xavier, J.R. & Rapp, H.T. 2019. Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea). Zootaxa 4615(2): 201–251. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1. Reference page. 

Links

• Megapogon in the World Register of Marine Species