Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Astrophorida > Family Vulcanellidae > Genus Vulcanella

Vulcanella gracilis (Sollas, 1888)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Vulcanella*	Sollas, 1886	accepted genus name
*Sphinctrella*	Schmidt, 1870	synonym
*Vulcanella (Vulcanella)*	Sollas, 1886	synonym

Species group names

*Sphinctrella gracilis*	Sollas, 1888	basionym
*Sphinctrella gracilis*	Sollas, 1888	synonym
*Vulcanella (Vulcanella) gracilis*	(Sollas, 1888)	synonym

Literature

original description	Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-1876. Zoology 25(63): 1-458, pls I-XLIV, 1 map.
source of synonymy	Cárdenas P, Xavier JR, Reveillaud J, Schander C, Rapp HT (2011) Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. PLoS ONE 6(4)

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Boury-Esnault, N. (2014). Vulcanella gracilis. 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:597279