Porifera taxon details
Forcepia (Leptolabis) megachela (Maldonado, 1992)
168892 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168892)
accepted
Species
Forcepia megachela (Maldonado, 1992) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) Maldonado, M. (1992). Demosponges of the red coral bottoms from the Alboran Sea. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 26: 1131-1161. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1151-1152; fig 10 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1151-1152; fig 10 [details] Available for editors

Holotype (of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992)...
Holotype (of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) MNCN 01.01/4, geounit Alboran Sea [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Forcepia (Leptolabis) megachela (Maldonado, 1992). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168892 on 2025-04-08
original description
(of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) Maldonado, M. (1992). Demosponges of the red coral bottoms from the Alboran Sea. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 26: 1131-1161. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1151-1152; fig 10 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bertolino, M.; Ricci, S.; Canese, S.; Cau, A.; Bavestrello, G.; Pansini, M.; Bo, M. (2019). Diversity of the sponge fauna associated with white coral banks from two Sardinian canyons (Mediterranean Sea). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-17., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/diversity-of-the-sponge-fauna-associated-with-white-coral-banks-from-two-sardinian-canyons-mediterranean-sea/EC55C7938774CEE3BE337FC9EE80350
page(s): 7-8 [details] Available for editors
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additional source (of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1151-1152; fig 10 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bertolino, M.; Ricci, S.; Canese, S.; Cau, A.; Bavestrello, G.; Pansini, M.; Bo, M. (2019). Diversity of the sponge fauna associated with white coral banks from two Sardinian canyons (Mediterranean Sea). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-17., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/diversity-of-the-sponge-fauna-associated-with-white-coral-banks-from-two-sardinian-canyons-mediterranean-sea/EC55C7938774CEE3BE337FC9EE80350
page(s): 7-8 [details] Available for editors

additional source (of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]




Holotype (of Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992) MNCN 01.01/4, geounit Alboran Sea [details]
To PESI (from synonym Forcepia megachela (Maldonado, 1992))
To PESI (from synonym Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Leptolabis megachela Maldonado, 1992)
To PESI