Taxonomy of Oceanapia Norman, 1869 (Demospongiae: Haplosclerida: Phloeodictyidae) from the Brazilian coast
Author
Neto, Carlos Santos
Author
Nascimento, Elielton
Author
Cavalcanti, Thaynã
Author
Pinheiro, Ulisses
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-02
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4455.2.6
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Genus
Oceanapia
Norman, 1869
Synonymy
(see
Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Valentine 2002
).
Type species.
Isodictya robusta
Bowerbank, 1866
Definition.
Phloeodictyidae
with a compact external ectosomal crust composed of tangential megascleres, often
surrounding a hollow body and numerous ubiquitous fistulae, megascleres oxeas or strongyles and microscleres, if present, sigmata or toxas (
De Weerdt 1985
).