Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Astrophorida > Family Ancorinidae > Genus Stelletta

Stelletta lactea Carter, 1871

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Stelletta*	Schmidt, 1862	accepted genus name
*Stellata*	Auct.	orthographic variant
*Astrella*	Sollas, 1886	synonym
*Dorypleres*	Sollas, 1888	synonym
*Dragmastra*	Sollas, 1888	synonym
*Pilochrota*	Sollas, 1886	synonym
*Stellata*	Auct.	synonym
*Stelletta (Pilochrota)*	Sollas, 1886	synonym

Literature

original description	Carter, H.J. 1871a. A Descriptive Account of three Pachytragous Sponges growing on the Rocks of the South Coast of Devon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 7(37): 1-15, pl. IV.
additional source	Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

van Soest, R. (2014). Stelletta lactea Carter, 1871. 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.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133977