WoRMS taxon details
Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
169133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169133)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410.
page(s): 390 [details]
page(s): 390 [details]
Type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea
, Note Elat
type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea [details]
Type locality Elat [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. Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169133 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. <em>Sarsia.</em> 89: 388-410.
page(s): 390 [details]
page(s): 390 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Ecology Often grows on the tips of live or dead branching stony coral or fibre coral (Millepora dichotoma)colonies.The sponge often harbours a large number of sabellid tube worms [details]Holotype Frank Nobbe deposited a "holotype to SMF in frankfurt (no.5165)"
One of us (JG)examined the specimens in Frankfurt and confirmed their specificity with the present species [details]
Holotype ZMTAU SP25158 [details]
Type specimen Paratypes
ZMTAU SP25162 (17 march 1987)
ZMTAU SP 25163 (1 January 1999)
ZMA POR1 7084 (17 March 1987) [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Elat [details]
