WoRMS name details
Mycale acerata Kirkpatrick, 1907
175118 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:175118)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Species
- Variety Mycale acerata var. minor Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Mycale (Oxymycale) acerata Kirkpatrick, 1907 (subgenus assignment & junior synonym)
- Variety Mycale acerata var. sphaerulosa Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Mycale (Oxymycale) acerata Kirkpatrick, 1907 (subgenus assignment & junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kirkpatrick, R. (1907). Preliminary Report on the Monaxonellida of the National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(20): 271-291.
page(s): 280-282 [details]
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 36-37 [details]
page(s): 280-282 [details]
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 36-37 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1908.2.5.170
, Type locality contained in Ross Sea
Holotype BMNH 1908.2.5.170 [details]
type locality contained in Ross Sea [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 acerata Kirkpatrick, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=175118 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Kirkpatrick, R. (1907). Preliminary Report on the Monaxonellida of the National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(20): 271-291.
page(s): 280-282 [details]
original description Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 36-37 [details]
basis of record Ríos, P.; Cristobo, F.J.; Urgorri, V. (2004). Poecilosclerida (Porifera, Demospongiae) collected by the Spanish Antarctic expedition BENTART-94. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 45: 97-119.
page(s): 110-111 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 280-282 [details]
original description Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 36-37 [details]
basis of record Ríos, P.; Cristobo, F.J.; Urgorri, V. (2004). Poecilosclerida (Porifera, Demospongiae) collected by the Spanish Antarctic expedition BENTART-94. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 45: 97-119.
page(s): 110-111 [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Kunzmann K. (1996). Die mit ausgewählten Schwämmen (Hexactinellida und Demospongiae) aus dem Weddellmeer, Antarktis, vergesellschaftete Fauna. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 210, 1-93.
page(s): 21 & 38 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R. (1989). Demospongiae (Porifera) del litoral chileno antartico. <em>Serie Cientifica INACH.</em> 39: 97-158.
page(s): 111-112 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Koltun, V.M. (1964). Sponges of the Antarctic. 1 Tetraxonida and Cornacuspongida. Pp. 6-133, 443-448. <em>In: Pavlovskii, E.P., Andriyashev,A.P. & Ushakov, P.V. (Eds), Biological Reports of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958).</em> Akademya Nauk SSSR [English translation,1966, Israel Program for Scientific Translation].
page(s): 32 (=33) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Topsent, E. (1917). Spongiaires. Pp. 1-88, pls 1-6. <em>In: Joubin, L. (Ed.), Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot.</em> Sciences Physiques: Documents Scientifiques (Paris). 4. (Masson & Cie: Paris).
page(s): 63-64 [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Boury-Esnault, N.; Van Beveren, M. (1982). Les Démosponges du plateau continental de Kerguelen-Heard. <em>Comité national français des recherches antarctiques.</em> 52: 1-175.
page(s): 52 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1929). Porifera. Part II. Antarctic sponges. <em>British Antarctic ('Terra Nova') Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report, London, Zoology.</em> 6 (4): 393-458, pls I-V.
page(s): 430 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Pp. 1-58, pls I-VIII. <em>In: Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-03 under the Direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 3 (2). (Norstedt & Söner: Stockholm).
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Burton, M. (1938). Non-Calcareous sponges. <em>Scientific Reports of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (C. Zoology and Botany).</em> 9 (3): 5-22.
page(s): 11 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1940). Las Esponjas marinas del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. (Parte 1). <em>Anales del Museo argentino de ciencias naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia'.</em> 40 (6): 95-121, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 103 [details]
additional source Kunzmann K. (1996). Die mit ausgewählten Schwämmen (Hexactinellida und Demospongiae) aus dem Weddellmeer, Antarktis, vergesellschaftete Fauna. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 210, 1-93.
page(s): 21 & 38 [details] Available for editors

additional source Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R. (1989). Demospongiae (Porifera) del litoral chileno antartico. <em>Serie Cientifica INACH.</em> 39: 97-158.
page(s): 111-112 [details] Available for editors

additional source Koltun, V.M. (1964). Sponges of the Antarctic. 1 Tetraxonida and Cornacuspongida. Pp. 6-133, 443-448. <em>In: Pavlovskii, E.P., Andriyashev,A.P. & Ushakov, P.V. (Eds), Biological Reports of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958).</em> Akademya Nauk SSSR [English translation,1966, Israel Program for Scientific Translation].
page(s): 32 (=33) [details] Available for editors

additional source Topsent, E. (1917). Spongiaires. Pp. 1-88, pls 1-6. <em>In: Joubin, L. (Ed.), Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot.</em> Sciences Physiques: Documents Scientifiques (Paris). 4. (Masson & Cie: Paris).
page(s): 63-64 [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Boury-Esnault, N.; Van Beveren, M. (1982). Les Démosponges du plateau continental de Kerguelen-Heard. <em>Comité national français des recherches antarctiques.</em> 52: 1-175.
page(s): 52 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1929). Porifera. Part II. Antarctic sponges. <em>British Antarctic ('Terra Nova') Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report, London, Zoology.</em> 6 (4): 393-458, pls I-V.
page(s): 430 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors

additional source Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Pp. 1-58, pls I-VIII. <em>In: Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-03 under the Direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 3 (2). (Norstedt & Söner: Stockholm).
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors

additional source Burton, M. (1938). Non-Calcareous sponges. <em>Scientific Reports of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 (C. Zoology and Botany).</em> 9 (3): 5-22.
page(s): 11 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1940). Las Esponjas marinas del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. (Parte 1). <em>Anales del Museo argentino de ciencias naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia'.</em> 40 (6): 95-121, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 103 [details]





Holotype BMNH 1908.2.5.170 [details]
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycale acerata)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 21366)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mycale acerata)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 21366)