Mycale (sponge)

Mycale
Orange Icing Sponge (Mycale laevis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Mycalidae
Genus: Mycale
Gray, 1867[1]

Mycale is a genus of demosponges with 245 recognised species in 12 subgenera.[1] It has been a large genus with multiple subdivisions since it was first described in 1867.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognized in the genus Mycale:[1]

Subgenus Aegogropila Gray, 1867
Subgenus Anomomycale Topsent, 1924
Subgenus Arenochalina Lendenfeld, 1887
Subgenus Carmia Gray, 1867
Subgenus Grapelia Gray, 1867
Subgenus Kerasemna Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
Subgenus Mycale Gray, 1867
Subgenus Naviculina Gray, 1867
Subgenus Oxymycale Hentschel, 1929
Subgenus Paresperella Dendy, 1905
Subgenus Rhaphidotheca Kent, 1870
Subgenus Zygomycale Topsent, 1930
Subgenus unassigned

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mycale". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. ^ Hooper, John N. A.; Soest, Rob W. M. van (2012-12-06). Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781461507475.