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Myxilla (Myxilla) simplex (Baer, 1906) 
AphiaID: 234274

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Myxillina (Suborder) > Myxillidae (Family) > Myxilla (Genus) > Myxilla (Myxilla) (Subgenus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (Genus transfer)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) simplex (Baer, 1906)
Rank Species
Parent Myxilla (Myxilla) Schmidt, 1862
Sources  original description: Baer, L. 1906. Silicispongien von Sansibar, Kapstadt and Papeete. (Inaugural Dissertation: Berlin). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 72 (1,1): 1-32, pls I-V. [details] [full text]

additional source: Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History, 1: 1-96 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Namibia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Note  Additional Material: SAM-H4925 (fragment BMNH 1997.5.12.27) (Ts 254),
Oudekraal (33°59’S, 18°22’E), depth 6–8 metres, collected by
T. Samaai, Z. Toeffie and G. Isaacs, 2 July 1997. BMNH
1997.5.12.28 (fragment Ts 242), Oudekraal (33°59’S,
18°22’E), depth 6–8 metres, collected by T. Samaai, Z. Toeffie
and G. Isaacs, 2 July 1997. Ts 311: Jacobs Bay (32°31’S,
17°30’E), depth 2–5 m, collected by T. Samaai, 5 May 1997.
Ts 314, Ts 321, Ts 334, Elands Bay (32°20’S, 18°20’E), depth
4–7 m, collected by T. Samaai, 6 May 1997. Ts 376, Ts 378,
Groenrivier (30°29’S, 17°20’E), depth 1–5 m, collected by
T. Samaai, 15 December 1998. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234274
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2006-11-08 08:06:59Z  created  Samaai, Toufiek
2007-06-27 10:13:38Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Myxilla (Myxilla) simplex (Baer, 1906). 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=234274 on 2013-05-23
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