Genus Jenkina Brøndsted, 1931
Type species:
Leucandra hiberna Jenkin, 1908 by subsequent designation, see Laubenfels, M.W. de 1936. A discussion of the sponge fauna of the Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. (Tortugas Lab. Paper No. 467). Publication of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington 30: 1-225 22 pls 1 map [196].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Kerguelen Is., Subantarctic, Antarctic.
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Jenkinidae with a simple tubular body and sylleibid or leuconoid organisation of the aquiferous system. The choanoskeleton is composed of the unpaired actine of subatrial spicules and, occasionally, the proximal part of radial diactines that cross the sponge wall.
ID Keys
See Order Leucosolendia Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. 2002. Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. pp. 1157-1184 in Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 2. [1171]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2011 | 21-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |