Deep-Sea taxon details
Myxilla (Myxilla) mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
169478 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169478)
accepted
Species
Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 471 [details]
(of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 133-134 [details]
page(s): 471 [details]
(of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 133-134 [details]
Lectotype (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH...
, Type locality contained in Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile
Lectotype (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.112, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
type locality contained in Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Myxilla (Myxilla) mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169478 on 2026-06-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myxilla (Myxilla) mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169478 on 2026-06-28
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original description
(of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 471 [details]
original description (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 133-134 [details]
original description (of Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 471-472 [details]
original description (of Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 134 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1996). A review of Iophonidae, Myxillidae and Tedaniidae occurring in the South East Pacific (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 103 (1): 3-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.79938 [details]
additional source Bertolino, M.; Schejter, L.; Calcinai, B.; Cerrano, C.; Bremec, C. (2007). Sponges from a submarine canyon of the Argentine Sea. <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Série livros do Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro. pp 189-201.
page(s): 191-193 [details] Available for editors
additional source Schejter, L.; Cristobo, J.; Ríos, P. (2024). New records of demosponges (Porifera) from the South Orkney Islands (Antarctica) with a checklist for the region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5403(4): 401-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.1
page(s): 414-415 [details] Available for editors
additional source Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 471 [details]
original description (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 133-134 [details]
original description (of Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 471-472 [details]
original description (of Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 134 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1996). A review of Iophonidae, Myxillidae and Tedaniidae occurring in the South East Pacific (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 103 (1): 3-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.79938 [details]
additional source Bertolino, M.; Schejter, L.; Calcinai, B.; Cerrano, C.; Bremec, C. (2007). Sponges from a submarine canyon of the Argentine Sea. <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Série livros do Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro. pp 189-201.
page(s): 191-193 [details] Available for editors
additional source Schejter, L.; Cristobo, J.; Ríos, P. (2024). New records of demosponges (Porifera) from the South Orkney Islands (Antarctica) with a checklist for the region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5403(4): 401-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.1
page(s): 414-415 [details] Available for editors
additional source Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.112, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype (of Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.131, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxilla mollis) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (45 records) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myxilla spongiosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxilla mollis) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (45 records) (from synonym Myxilla mollis Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
