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Porifera taxon details

Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984

168521  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168521)

accepted
Species
Mycale americana van Soest, 1984 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 22-24; fig 6 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  ZMA Por. 04074, geounit Southern Caribbean  
Holotype ZMA Por. 04074, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168521 on 2024-03-29
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 22-24; fig 6 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Zea, S. (1987). Esponjas del Caribe Colombiano. (Catálogo Cientifico: Bogotá, Colombia): 1-286.
page(s): 138-140; fig 44 [details]   

additional source Rocha, R.M. (1995). Abundance and distribution of sessile invertebrates under intertidal boulders (São Paulo, Brazil). <em>Boletim do Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo.</em> 43 (1): 71-88.
page(s): 77 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 154 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E. (2023). Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5277(3): 443-489., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.3.2
page(s): 450 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record  (of Mycale americana van Soest, 1984) Pérez, T. ; Díaz, M.C.; Ruiz, C.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Zea, S.; Pomponi, S.A.; Thacker, R.W.; Carteron, S.; Tollu, G.; Pouget-Cuvelier, A.; Thélamon, P.; Marechal, J.-P.; Thomas, O.P.; Ereskovsky, A.E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2017). How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea) marine biodiversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 12 (3): e0173859., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173859
page(s): 12 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source  (of Mycale americana van Soest, 1984) Díaz, M.C.; Smith, K.P.; Rützler, K. (2004). Species richness and abundance as indicators of mangrove epibenthic community health. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 518, 2-17.
page(s): 5 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZMA Por. 04074, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
Paratype ZMA Por. 03678, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
Paratype ZMA Por. 03889, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
Paratype ZMA Por. 03902, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
Paratype ZMA Por. 04267, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
Paratype ZMA Por. 04784, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]


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