Sycon antarcticum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sycettidae
Genus: Sycon
Species: Sycon antarcticum

Name

• Sycon antarcticum (Jenkin, 1908)

Syntypes (3): BMNH 1907.8.6.22-26, collected by National Antarctic Expedition (HMS Discovery) between 1901–1904.

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

Combinations

• Tenthrenodes antarcticus Jenkin, 1908: 12 [original combination]
• Sycon antarcticum — Dendy & Row, 1913: 744 [subsequent combination]

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. 

Links

• Sycon antarcticum in the World Register of Marine Species