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Halichondria flabellifera Bowerbank, 1882

1018096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1018096)

 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 107-110 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  BMNH 1910.1.195, geounit Celtic Seas  
Holotype BMNH 1910.1.195, geounit Celtic Seas [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. Halichondria flabellifera Bowerbank, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1018096 on 2026-08-04
Date
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2017-07-15 06:41:56Z
created
2023-01-04 09:30:35Z
changed
2024-01-25 10:03:14Z
changed

original description Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 107-110 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Stephens, J. (1912). A Biological Survey of Clare Island in the County of Mayo, Ireland and the Adjoining District. Marine Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 31 (Section 3, Part 59): 1-42.
page(s): 32; note: An examination of slides from the type specimen has shown that it is a mix between Myxilla & Mycale [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH 1910.1.195, geounit Celtic Seas [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy This species was described by Bowerbank from Westport Bay, Ireland, approximate coordinates 53.81°N 9.9°W, depth 9 m (holotype BMNH 1910.1.195). Stephens (1912) examined type slides labeled with this name and found they contained a mix of two species, Myxilla rosacea and an unidentified species of Mycale. Despite this, the name remains available (ICZN art. 17.1). Since most of the spicules belong to Myxilla rosacea, Van Soest (2024: 68) proposed to reassign the compound specimen to Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea (Lieberkühn, 1869). [details]


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