WoRMS taxon details
Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
169133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169133)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820410002659
page(s): 390-393 [details]
page(s): 390-393 [details]
Holotype ZMTAU SP25158, geounit Northern and Central...
Holotype ZMTAU SP25158, geounit Northern and Central Red Sea [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169133 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820410002659
page(s): 390-393 [details]
page(s): 390-393 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMTAU SP25158, geounit Northern and Central Red Sea [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Ecology Often grows on the tips of live or dead branching stony coral or fibre coral (Millepora dichotoma)colonies.The sponge often harbours a large number of sabellid tube worms [details]Holotype Frank Nobbe deposited a "holotype to SMF in frankfurt (no.5165)"
One of us (JG)examined the specimens in Frankfurt and confirmed their specificity with the present species [details]
Holotype ZMTAU SP25158 [details]
Type specimen Paratypes
ZMTAU SP25162 (17 march 1987)
ZMTAU SP 25163 (1 January 1999)
ZMA POR1 7084 (17 March 1987) [details]
