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Mycale (Naviculina) obscura (Carter, 1882) 
AphiaID: 168671

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Mycale (Genus) > Mycale (Naviculina) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Mycale (Naviculina) Gray, 1867
Synonymised
taxa		  Esperia obscura Carter, 1882 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Carter, H.J. 1882a. Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 9(52): 266-301,346-368, pls XI-XII. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Leeuwin [details]
Western Australia (state) [details]
Specimen  Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1881.10.21.318, locality Western Australia (state) (Fremantle) [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168671
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2007-07-22 11:06:32Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Mycale (Naviculina) obscura (Carter, 1882). 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=168671 on 2013-05-18
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