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Mycale Gray, 1867

Mycale lingua at Gulen, Norway
Mycale lingua at Gulen, Norway

131907  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131907)

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  1. Subgenus Mycale (Aegogropila) Gray, 1867
    1. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) adhaerens (Lambe, 1893)
    2. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859)
    3. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) corrugata (Bowerbank, 1866)
    4. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) dubia (Czerniavsky, 1880)
    5. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) retifera Topsent, 1924
    6. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) rotalis (Bowerbank, 1874)
    7. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) syrinx (Schmidt, 1862)
    8. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) tunicata (Schmidt, 1862)
    9. Species Mycale (Aegogropila) irregularis (Czerniavsky, 1880) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) (junior synonym)
  2. Subgenus Mycale (Anomomycale) Topsent, 1924
    1. Species Mycale (Anomomycale) titubans (Schmidt, 1870)
  3. Subgenus Mycale (Carmia) Gray, 1867
    1. Species Mycale (Carmia) bolivari Ferrer Hernández, 1914
    2. Species Mycale (Carmia) fascibula (Topsent, 1904)
    3. Species Mycale (Carmia) helios (Fristedt, 1887)
    4. Species Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866)
    5. Species Mycale (Carmia) micracanthoxea Buizer & van Soest, 1977
    6. Species Mycale (Carmia) minima (Waller, 1880)
    7. Species Mycale (Carmia) sanguinea Tsurnamal, 1969
    8. Species Mycale (Carmia) subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866)
    9. Species Mycale (Carmia) papillosa Koltun, 1959 represented as Mycale (Carmia) papillosa papillosa Koltun, 1959 (subspecies assignment)
  4. Subgenus Mycale (Mycale) Gray, 1867
    1. Species Mycale (Mycale) arctica (Fristedt, 1887)
    2. Species Mycale (Mycale) lindbergi Koltun, 1958
    3. Species Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866)
    4. Species Mycale (Mycale) loveni (Fristedt, 1887)
    5. Species Mycale (Mycale) massa (Schmidt, 1862)
    6. Species Mycale (Mycale) toporoki Koltun, 1958
    7. Species Mycale (Mycale) tylota Koltun, 1958
  5. Subgenus Mycale (Naviculina) Gray, 1867
    1. Species Mycale (Naviculina) thaumatochela Lundbeck, 1905
  6. Subgenus Mycale (Oxymycale) Hentschel, 1929
    1. Species Mycale (Oxymycale) intermedia (Schmidt, 1874)
  7. Subgenus Mycale (Paresperella) Dendy, 1905
    1. Species Mycale (Paresperella) atlantica Stephens, 1917
    2. Species Mycale (Paresperella) dentata Sarà, 1958
    3. Species Mycale (Paresperella) serrulata Sarà & Siribelli, 1960
  8. Subgenus Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) Kent, 1870
    1. Species Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) ernsti Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
    2. Species Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) loricata (Topsent, 1896)
    3. Species Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) marshallhalli (Kent, 1870)
    4. Species Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) arctica (Hentschel, 1929) accepted as Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) ernsti Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (precoccupied)
  9. Species Mycale lobimana (Czerniavsky, 1880) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  10. Species Mycale muscoides (Czerniavsky, 1880) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  11. Subgenus Mycale (Gomphostegia) Topsent, 1896 accepted as Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) Kent, 1870 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Mycale (Gomphostegia) loricata (Topsent, 1896) accepted as Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) loricata (Topsent, 1896) (subgenus transfer)
  12. Species Mycale albicans (Topsent, 1892) accepted as Mycale (Carmia) subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866) (junior synonym)
  13. Species Mycale borassus (Carter, 1876) accepted as Mycale (Mycale) massa (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  14. Species Mycale bowerbanki (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  15. Species Mycale contareni accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) (misspelling of species name and subgenus assignment)
  16. Species Mycale foraminosa (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) (junior synonym)
  17. Species Mycale hamata (Topsent, 1892) accepted as Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866) (junior synonym)
  18. Species Mycale irregularis (Czerniavsky, 1880) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) (junior synonym)
  19. Species Mycale lanugo (Schmidt, 1875) accepted as Amphilectus ovulum (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  20. Species Mycale lobata (Montagu, 1814) accepted as Amphilectus ovulum (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer and preoccupied)
  21. Species Mycale mollis (Topsent, 1892) accepted as Mycale (Carmia) subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866) (junior synonym)
  22. Species Mycale ovulum (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Amphilectus ovulum (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
  23. Species Mycale placoides (Carter, 1876) accepted as Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment & junior synonym)
  24. Species Mycale similaris (Bowerbank, 1874) accepted as Mycale (Carmia) subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866) (junior synonym)
  25. Species Mycale strelnikovi Rezvoi, 1924 accepted as Protosuberites capillitium (Topsent, 1892) (wrongly assigned to genus Mycale)
  26. Species Mycale tuberosa (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  27. Species Mycale varpachovskii (Swartschewsky, 1906) accepted as Mycale (Naviculina) thaumatochela Lundbeck, 1905 (junior synonym)
  28. Species Mycale velutata (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Desmacella velutata (Renier, 1807) (genus transfer)
  29. Species Mycale vosmaeri (Levinsen, 1887) accepted as Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (junior synonym)
  30. Species Mycale adhaerens (Lambe, 1893) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) adhaerens (Lambe, 1893) (subgenus assignment)
  31. Species Mycale arctica (Fristedt, 1887) represented as Mycale (Mycale) arctica (Fristedt, 1887) (subgenus assignment)
  32. Species Mycale bolivari Ferrer Hernández, 1914 represented as Mycale (Carmia) bolivari Ferrer Hernández, 1914 (subgenus assignment)
  33. Species Mycale contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) contarenii (Lieberkühn, 1859) (subgenus assignment)
  34. Species Mycale corrugata (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) corrugata (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment)
  35. Species Mycale dentata Sarà, 1958 represented as Mycale (Paresperella) dentata Sarà, 1958 (subgenus assignment)
  36. Species Mycale dubia (Czerniavsky, 1880) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) dubia (Czerniavsky, 1880) (subgenus assignment)
  37. Species Mycale fascibula (Topsent, 1904) represented as Mycale (Carmia) fascibula (Topsent, 1904) (subgenus assignment)
  38. Species Mycale helios (Fristedt, 1887) represented as Mycale (Carmia) helios (Fristedt, 1887) (subgenus assignment)
  39. Species Mycale lindbergi Koltun, 1958 represented as Mycale (Mycale) lindbergi Koltun, 1958 (subgenus assignment)
  40. Species Mycale lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment)
  41. Species Mycale macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment)
  42. Species Mycale marshallhalli (Kent, 1870) represented as Mycale (Rhaphidotheca) marshallhalli (Kent, 1870) (subgenus assignment)
  43. Species Mycale massa (Schmidt, 1862) represented as Mycale (Mycale) massa (Schmidt, 1862) (subgenus assignment)
  44. Species Mycale micracanthoxea Buizer & van Soest, 1977 represented as Mycale (Carmia) micracanthoxea Buizer & van Soest, 1977 (subgenus assignment)
  45. Species Mycale minima (Waller, 1880) represented as Mycale (Carmia) minima (Waller, 1880) (subgenus assignment)
  46. Species Mycale papillosa Koltun, 1959 represented as Mycale (Carmia) papillosa papillosa Koltun, 1959 (subgenus and subspecies assignment)
  47. Species Mycale retifera Topsent, 1924 represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) retifera Topsent, 1924 (subgenus assignment)
  48. Species Mycale rotalis (Bowerbank, 1874) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) rotalis (Bowerbank, 1874) (subgenus assignment)
  49. Species Mycale sanguinea Tsurnamal, 1969 represented as Mycale (Carmia) sanguinea Tsurnamal, 1969 (subgenus assignment)
  50. Species Mycale serrulata Sarà & Siribelli, 1960 represented as Mycale (Paresperella) serrulata Sarà & Siribelli, 1960 (subgenus assignment)
  51. Species Mycale subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Mycale (Carmia) subclavata (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment)
  52. Species Mycale syrinx (Schmidt, 1862) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) syrinx (Schmidt, 1862) (subgenus assignment)
  53. Species Mycale titubans (Schmidt, 1870) represented as Mycale (Anomomycale) titubans (Schmidt, 1870) (subgenus assignment)
  54. Species Mycale toporoki Koltun, 1958 represented as Mycale (Mycale) toporoki Koltun, 1958 (subgenus assignment)
  55. Species Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) represented as Mycale (Aegogropila) tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (subgenus assignment)
  56. Species Mycale tylota Koltun, 1958 represented as Mycale (Mycale) tylota Koltun, 1958 (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [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 Gray, 1867. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131907 on 2026-03-17
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mycale Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131907 on 2026-03-17
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-06-23 08:37:48Z
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Cuvelier, Daphne
2005-07-15 06:59:14Z
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Espinel, Nadjejda
2006-12-30 16:09:24Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-04-28 17:49:41Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2020-12-16 10:32:25Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_73 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in RoR), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in RoR) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Topsent, E. (1924). Révision des Mycales de l'Europe occidentale. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 1(3): 77-118. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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