Mycale (Carmia) levii Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 
AphiaID: 234287

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Mycalidae (Family) > Mycale (Genus) > Mycale (Carmia) (Subgenus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Mycale (Carmia) Gray, 1867
Source		original description: 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 page(s): 80-81 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Namaqua [details] South Africa (country) [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		This is a junior homonym of Mycale (Paresperella) levii (Uriz, 1987). [details] Additional Material: South Africa - Ts 368, Ts 372, Ts 362, Groenrivier (30°29’S, 17°20’E), depth 1–3 m, collected by T. Samaai, 10 December 1997. Ts 372, Groenrivier (30°29’S, 17°20’E), depth 1–3 m, collected by T. Samaai, 10 December 1997. Ts 362, Groenrivier, (30°29’S, 17°20’E), depth 1–3 m, collected by T. Samaai, 10 December 1997. [details] Holotype: SAM-H4936 (Ts 365), Groenrivier (30°29’S, 17°20’E), depth 1–3 m, collected by T. Samaai, 15 November 1997. [details] Type Locality: South Africa (Groenrivier) [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234287
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2006-11-08 08:06:59Z   created   Samaai, Toufiek 2010-05-31 13:43:21Z   checked   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Mycale (Carmia) levii Samaai & Gibbons, 2005. 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=234287 on 2013-05-20