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Mycale (Mycale) lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)

168639  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168639)

accepted
Species
Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Mycale lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · alternative representation
Mycalecarmia lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Esperella lapidiformis 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): 338 [details] OpenAccess publication

(of Esperella lapidiformis 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): 64-65 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  (of Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy,...  
Holotype (of Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.160, geounit South Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Type locality contained in Uruguay-Buenos Aires Shelf  
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. Mycale (Mycale) lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=168639 on 2026-06-05
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original description (of Esperella lapidiformis 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): 338 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Esperella lapidiformis 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): 64-65 [details] OpenAccess publication

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 Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_73 [details] Full text PDF

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Hajdu, E.; Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R. (1994). A synopsis of South American <i>Mycale</i> (<i>Mycale</i>) (Poecilosclerida, Demospongiae),with description of three new species and a cladistic analysis of Mycalidae. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 101(3): 563-600., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.79918
page(s): 578; note: additional materials from Discovery (Burton, 1932), Eltanin (det Koltun 1960's), SEM of holotype, etc [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record (of Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_73 [details] Full text PDF

basis of record (of Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Mycalidae Lundbeck, 1905. Pp. 669-690. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source (of Mycale lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)) Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

source of synonymy (of Mycalecarmia lapidiformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Holotype (of Esperella lapidiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.160, geounit South Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
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