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Myxilla (Myxilla) dendyi Burton, 1959 
AphiaID: 169453

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Myxillina (Suborder) > Myxillidae (Family) > Myxilla (Genus) > Myxilla (Myxilla) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Myxilla (Myxilla) Schmidt, 1862
Synonymised
taxa		  Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (subgenus assignment)
Sources  original description: Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London]). [details]

from synonym: Thomas, P.A. 1973a. Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). Annales du Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale. Série in 8vo. Sciences zoologiques (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Gulf of Aden [details]
Mahe Island (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Western Arabian Sea [details]
Yemeni Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimen  Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1936.3.4.53, locality Gulf of Aden (stat. 27, bottom sand and shingle) [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Image 
Myxilla (Myxilla) simplex
Myxilla (Myxilla) simplex
added on 2010-09-03 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2010-09-03 21:54:00
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169453
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2007-05-30 18:39:19Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Myxilla (Myxilla) dendyi Burton, 1959. 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=169453 on 2013-05-25
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