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Mycale maigre

Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866)

AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

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Other invalid scientific names

Carmia macilenta
Esperella floreum
Esperella hamata
Esperella macilenta
Hymeniacidon floreum
Hymeniacidon macilenta
Mycale
Raphiodesma fallaciosum
Raphiodesma floreum

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Mycale (Carmia) macilenta

GBIF — Mycale macilenta

Sources

LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, BRETON Gérard in : DORIS, 09/04/2014 : Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1996

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Mycale (Carmia) macilenta (Bowerbank, 1866), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/774

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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