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Porifera taxon details

Mycale contax (Dickinson, 1945) 
AphiaID: 192520

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Mycale (Genus)
Status alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
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Accepted name  Mycale (Carmia) contax (Dickinson, 1945)
Rank Species
Parent Mycale Gray, 1867
Source  original description: Dickinson, M.G. 1945. Sponges of the Gulf of California. Pp. 1-55, pls1-97. In: Reports on the collections obtained by Alan Hancock Pacific Expeditions of Velero III off the coast of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Galapagos Islands in 1932, in 1933, in 1934, in 1935, in 1936, in 1937, in 1939, and 1940. The University of Southern California Press, Los Angeles. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]

Note  Type locality: California [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192520
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-07-19 10:21:28Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2010-10-23 15:11:49Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Mycale contax (Dickinson, 1945). 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: 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 at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192520 on 2013-05-25
  


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