Megapogon Jenkin, 1908

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), Zootaxa 4615 (2), pp. 201-251 : 224

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Genus Megapogon Jenkin, 1908 View in CoL

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).

Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. (2002 b) Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. In: Hooper, J. N. A., van Soest, R. W. M. & Willenz, P. (Eds.), Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Springer, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 1157 - 1184. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 1 - 4615 - 0747 - 5 _ 120

Jenkin, C. F. (1908) Porifera. III. Calcarea. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901 - 1904, Natural History, 4, Zoology, 1 - 49, pls. XXVII-XXXVIII.

Polejaeff, N. (1883) Report on the Calcarea dredged 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, 8, 1 - 76, IX pls.