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Desmacella meliorata Wiedenmayer, 1977

133214  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133214)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Desmacellida (Order)
  7. Desmacellidae (Family)
  8. Desmacella (Genus)
  9. Desmacella meliorata (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 161-162 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 24473, geounit Bahamian  
Holotype USNM 24473, geounit Bahamian [details]
Taxonomy Van Soest (1984) suggested this is a lipochelous form of Mycale (Carmia) microsigmatosa.  
Taxonomy Van Soest (1984) suggested this is a lipochelous form of Mycale (Carmia) microsigmatosa. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Desmacella meliorata Wiedenmayer, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133214 on 2024-11-25
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-06-17 17:22:29Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 161-162 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. (2000). Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 476: 230-248.
page(s): 235 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Boury-Esnault, N.; Lopes, M.T. (1985). Les Démosponges littorales de l'Archipel des Açores. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 61(2): 149-225.
page(s): 177-178; fig 23 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 24473, geounit Bahamian [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Van Soest (1984) suggested this is a lipochelous form of Mycale (Carmia) microsigmatosa. [details]
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To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 24473) 
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