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Myxilla funalis
(Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875)
AphiaID
459488
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459488)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Heteroscleromorpha
Poecilosclerida
Myxillidae
Myxilla
Myxilla funalis
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Myxilla
Schmidt, 1862
Original name
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
Synonymised names
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
)
Jeffreys, J.G.; Norman, A.M. (1875). Submarine-cable fauna. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 15: 169-176.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681053
page(s): 176
[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 funalis
(Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=459488 on 2026-07-17
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Myxilla funalis
(Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=459488 on 2026-07-17
Taxonomic edit history
Date
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2010-02-26 15:13:19Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (0)
Attributes (5)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
)
Jeffreys, J.G.; Norman, A.M. (1875). Submarine-cable fauna. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 15: 169-176.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937508681053
page(s): 176
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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(from synonym
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Isodictya funalis
Bowerbank in Jeffreys & Norman, 1875
)
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