Deep-Sea taxon details
Myxilla (Myxilla) compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886
169451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169451)
accepted
Species
Myxilla compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Myxilla compressa 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): 473 [details]
(of Myxilla compressa 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): 139-140 [details]
page(s): 473 [details]
(of Myxilla compressa 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): 139-140 [details]
Holotype (of Myxilla compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886)...
, Type locality contained in Uruguay-Buenos Aires Shelf
Holotype (of Myxilla compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.1, geounit South Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
type locality contained in Uruguay-Buenos Aires Shelf [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) compressa 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=169451 on 2026-07-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myxilla (Myxilla) compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169451 on 2026-07-01
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description
(of Myxilla compressa 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): 473 [details]
original description (of Myxilla compressa 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): 139-140 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Anonymous. (2017). National List of Species of Korea - Invertebrates I. Porifera, Cnidaria, Bryozoa, Sipuncula, Gastrotricha, Echinodermata. i-xiv, 1-215.
page(s): 20; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
page(s): 473 [details]
original description (of Myxilla compressa 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): 139-140 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Anonymous. (2017). National List of Species of Korea - Invertebrates I. Porifera, Cnidaria, Bryozoa, Sipuncula, Gastrotricha, Echinodermata. i-xiv, 1-215.
page(s): 20; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Myxilla compressa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.1, geounit South Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
