World Porifera Database - Species - Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959

Porifera name details

Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959

AphiaID

192634 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192634)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (subgenus assignment and preoccupied)

Accepted name

Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020

Rank

Species

Parent

Myxilla Schmidt, 1862

Original name

Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London. Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 231-232 [details]

Type data

Holotype BMNH 1936.3.4.53, geounit Gulf of Aden

Holotype BMNH 1936.3.4.53, geounit Gulf of Aden [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy This is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Hinde & Holmes, 1892 (fossil spicule from New Zealand). The present...

Homonymy This is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Hinde & Holmes, 1892 (fossil spicule from New Zealand). The present species needs to be renamed as primary junior homonyms are permanently unavailable. [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 dendyi Burton, 1959. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192634 on 2025-10-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-05-30 18:39:19Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2018-09-21 14:34:28Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

2020-03-02 10:28:25Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London. Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 231-232 [details]

additional source Thomas, P.A. (1973). Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale. Sciences zoologiques. (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 28-29 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype BMNH 1936.3.4.53, geounit Gulf of Aden [details]

From editor or global species database

Unreviewed

Holotype BMNH [details]