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Porifera name details
Esperella adhaerens var. arctica
(Fristedt, 1887)
AphiaID
195604
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195604)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Poecilosclerida
(Order)
Mycalidae
(Family)
Esperella
(Genus)
Esperella adhaerens
(Species)
Esperella adhaerens var. arctica
(Variety)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer and status change)
Accepted name
Mycale (Mycale) arctica
(Fristedt, 1887)
Rank
Variety
Parent
Esperella adhaerens
Lambe, 1893
accepted as
Mycale (Aegogropila) adhaerens
(Lambe, 1893)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
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.
Esperella adhaerens var. arctica
(Fristedt, 1887). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=195604 on 2026-08-09
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-07-19 10:21:28Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (0)
Not documented
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