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Vosmaeropsis

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Vosmaeropsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Leucosolenida
Family: Heteropiidae
Genus: Vosmaeropsis
Dendy, 1893[1][2]

Vosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae,[1] and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy.[1][2] The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886).[3]

Distribution

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GBIF with just 25 georeferenced specimens in this genus, shows it with an apparent world-wide distribution.[4] The Australian Faunal Directory shows as being found on/off the coast of Victoria, and the coasts of north-west and south-west Western Australia.[1]

Accepted species

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(according to WoRMS)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Australian Faunal Directory: Vosmaeropsis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Dendy, A. (1893). "Synopsis of the Australian Calcarea Heterocoela, with a proposed classification of the group and descriptions of some new genera and species". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series. 5: 69–116 [76].
  3. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Vosmaeropsis Dendy, 1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Vosmaeropsis Dendy, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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