Megapogon Jenkin 1908

Genus Megapogon Jenkin, 1908 Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with sylleibid or leuconoid organization (Borojević et al. 2002b). Scope: Five species have been allocated by Jenkin (1908) to this genus: Megapogon crucifer (Poléjaeff 1883), M. raripilus Jenkin 1908, M. villosus Jenkin 1908, M. pollicaris Jenk...

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Main Authors: Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R., Rapp, Hans Tore
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Published: Zenodo 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10447947
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Summary:Genus Megapogon Jenkin, 1908 Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with sylleibid or leuconoid organization (Borojević et al. 2002b). Scope: Five species have been allocated by Jenkin (1908) to this genus: Megapogon crucifer (Poléjaeff 1883), M. raripilus Jenkin 1908, M. villosus Jenkin 1908, M. pollicaris Jenkin 1908 and M. crispatus Jenkin 1908. One new species from the Antarctic is described in this study; Megapogon schiaparellii sp. nov. Type species. Leuconia crucifera Poléjaeff 1883, accepted as Megapogon crucifer (Poléjaeff 1883; type by subsequent designation by Jenkin 1908). Published as part of Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R. & Rapp, Hans Tore, 2019, Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea), pp. 201-251 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 224, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3244638