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Mycale (Grapelia) parasitica (Carter, 1885)

178844  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178844)

 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Esperia parasitica Carter, 1885) Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 15(86): 107-117, pl. IV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459306
page(s): 108-109 [details] OpenAccess publication
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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Mycale (Grapelia) parasitica (Carter, 1885). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=178844 on 2026-06-14
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2005-08-05 10:55:27Z
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2019-03-26 14:03:48Z
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original description (of Esperia parasitica Carter, 1885) Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 15(86): 107-117, pl. IV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459306
page(s): 108-109 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Vacelet, J.; Vasseur, P.; Lévi, C. (1976). Spongiaires de la pente externe des récifs coralliens de Tuléar (Sud-Ouest de Madagascar). <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A, Zoologie).</em> 49:1-116, pls I-X.
page(s): 51-52; note: Misapplication: This has been reassigned to Mycale (Grapelia) vaceleti by Hajdu, 1995. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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