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Myxilla exigua
Hansen, 1885
AphiaID
192689
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192689)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Poecilosclerida
(Order)
Myxillidae
(Family)
Myxilla
(Genus)
Myxilla exigua
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer and junior synonym)
Accepted name
Crella (Yvesia) albula
(Bowerbank, 1866)
Rank
Species
Parent
Myxilla
Schmidt, 1862
Original name
Myxilla exigua
Hansen, 1885
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 11
[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 exigua
Hansen, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192689 on 2026-07-20
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-05-31 17:47:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-05-24 16:33:13Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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original description
Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 11
[details]
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Introduced: alien
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