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Mycale massa (Schmidt, 1862) 
AphiaID: 133295

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Mycale (Genus)
Status alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Record
status
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Accepted name  Mycale (Mycale) massa (Schmidt, 1862)
Rank Species
Parent Mycale Gray, 1867
Sources  original description: Schmidt, O. 1862. Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7. [details] [full text]

additional source: Mustapha, K.B.,Zarrouk, S., Souissi, A., ; El Abed, A. 2003.Diversite Des Desmosponges Tunisiennes.Bull.Inst. Natn. Scien. Tech. Mer de Salammbô. Vol. 30 [details]

additional source: Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Bibiloni, M.A. 1981. Estudio sistemático de orden Poecilosclerida(Demospongia) de la Costa Brava (Gerona). Boletín del Instituto españolde oceanografía 6(4): 103-154. [details] [full text]

additional source: Boury-Esnault, N.; Pansini, M.; Uriz, M.J. 1994b. Spongiaires bathyaux de la mer d’Alboran et du golfe ibéro-marocain. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 160: 1-174. [details]

additional source: Lévi, C. 1957a. Spongiaires des côtes d'Israel. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 6 B(3-4): 201-212. [details]

additional source: Lévi, C. 1960c. Spongiaires des côtes occidentales africaines. Bulletin de l’Institut français d’Afrique noire (A, Sciences naturelles) 22(3): 743-769. [details] [full text]

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Variety Mycale massa var. oceanica Topsent, 1924 accepted as Mycale (Mycale) oceanica (Topsent, 1924)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Adriatic Sea [details]
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Caribbean Sea (not valid[details]
Colombia (not valid[details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gibraltar [details]
Gulf of Gascogne [details]
Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
North East Atlantic [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] [details]
Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
West Africa Coast [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To PESI
To ITIS
Note  habitat: sandy bottom [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133295
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2007-07-20 11:59:42Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Mycale massa (Schmidt, 1862). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133295 on 2013-05-18
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