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Myxilla (Myxilla) barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
AphiaID
169445
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169445)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Heteroscleromorpha
Poecilosclerida
Myxillidae
Myxilla
Myxilla (Myxilla)
Myxilla (Myxilla) barentsi
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Myxilla (Myxilla)
Schmidt, 1862
Original name
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
Synonymised names
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
)
Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1885). The Sponges of the 'Willem Barents' Expedition 1880 and 1881. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 12 (3): 1-47, pls I-V.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-01201001
page(s): 27
[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 (Myxilla) barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169445 on 2026-07-13
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Myxilla (Myxilla) barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=169445 on 2026-07-13
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2007-05-29 18:55:48Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-03-07 12:02:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (5)
Links (4)
original description
(of
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
)
Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1885). The Sponges of the 'Willem Barents' Expedition 1880 and 1881. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 12 (3): 1-47, pls I-V.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-01201001
page(s): 27
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
(from synonym
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (6 records)
(from synonym
Myxilla barentsi
Vosmaer, 1885
)