African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Myxilla (Myxilla) seychellensis Thomas, 1981

AfReMaS taxon details

Myxilla (Myxilla) seychellensis Thomas, 1981

AphiaID

169492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169492)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Myxilla (Myxilla) Schmidt, 1862

Original name

Myxilla seychellensis Thomas, 1981

Synonymised names

Myxilla seychellensis Thomas, 1981 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Myxilla seychellensis Thomas, 1981) Thomas, P.A. (1981). A second collection of marine Demospongiae from Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 233: 1-63.
page(s): 21-22 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Seychelles

type locality contained in Seychelles [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

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. Myxilla (Myxilla) seychellensis Thomas, 1981. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169492 on 2026-09-17

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Myxilla (Myxilla) seychellensis Thomas, 1981. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169492 on 2026-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2007-06-01 18:04:47Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2018-09-26 06:53:00Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

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original description (of Myxilla seychellensis Thomas, 1981) Thomas, P.A. (1981). A second collection of marine Demospongiae from Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 233: 1-63.
page(s): 21-22 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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