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Mycale (Carmia) contax (Dickinson, 1945)

168574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168574)

accepted
Species
Carmia contax Dickinson, 1945 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Mycale contax (Dickinson, 1945) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Carmia contax Dickinson, 1945) Dickinson, M.G. (1945). Sponges of the Gulf of California. Pp. 1-55, pls1-97. In: Reports on the collections obtained by Alan Hancock Pacific Expeditions of Velero III off the coast of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Galapagos Islands in 1932, in 1933, in 1934, in 1935, in 1936, in 1937, in 1939, and 1940. The University of Southern California Press, Los Angeles.
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Cortezian  
type locality contained in Cortezian [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. Mycale (Carmia) contax (Dickinson, 1945). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168574 on 2026-08-15
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2007-07-19 10:21:28Z
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original description (of Carmia contax Dickinson, 1945) Dickinson, M.G. (1945). Sponges of the Gulf of California. Pp. 1-55, pls1-97. In: Reports on the collections obtained by Alan Hancock Pacific Expeditions of Velero III off the coast of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Galapagos Islands in 1932, in 1933, in 1934, in 1935, in 1936, in 1937, in 1939, and 1940. The University of Southern California Press, Los Angeles.
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Carballo, J.L.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A. (2010). A revision of the genus <i>Mycale</i> (Poecilosclerida: Mycalidae) from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 79 (4): 165-191.
page(s): 183 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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