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basionym: Actinosphaenia splendens Shadbolt legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Actinosphaenia splendens Shadbolt legitimate

• Comment: Marine and estuarine
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N & NW Australia, Qld (Heron Island, Noosa Head), W.A. (Perth)
• Ex.distribution: Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, NW Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand

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