Myxilla methanophila

Author
Maldonado & Young, 1998

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Min Depth
542 meters
Max Depth
542 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Endemic solely to Gulf of Mexico?
Habitat-Biology
  • deep sea
  • epibiotic
  • hard substrate
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico?
References

  • Maldonado, M., and C. M. Young. 1998. A new species of poecilosclerid sponge (Porifera) from bathyal methane seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Marine Biology Association of the United Kingdom 78: 795–806.

Endnotes

  • Treated as Ectyomyxilla by Maldonado and Young (1998).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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