taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DE39702B0AFFCD924D48F7AC042C4F.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Halichondria aegogropila Johnston, 1842 (= M. (A.) contareni (Martens, 1824 )) (by subsequent designation: Dendy (1922): p. 55)	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
03DE39702B0AFFCD924D486DACBF2FF9.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Hymeniacidon lingua Bowerbank, 1864	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
03DE39702B0AFFC9924D4BDDAEDF2BE4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Two specimens were dregded in the bay of Rovinj by F. Brümmer (30.08.2002: ZMA POR 18991, 10.09.2003: ZMA POR 18992), five specimens collected during SCUBAdiving by F. Brümmer & M. Pfannkuchen (30.08.2004: ZMA POR 18993 – 18997). Comparative material ZMA:	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
03DE39702B0AFFC9924D4BDDAEDF2BE4.taxon	description	Mycale (Aegogropila) contareni (Martens, 1824) (ZMA Por. 09695, ZMA Por. 00266) Mycale (Aegogropila) rotalis (Bowerbank, 1874) (ZMA Por. 04184, ZMA Por. 13361)	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
03DE39702B0AFFC9924D4BDDAEDF2BE4.taxon	description	Mycale (Carmia) minima (Waller, 1881) (ZMA Por. 04833, ZMA Por. 04833) Mycale (Carmia) similaris (Bowerbank, 1874) (ZMA Por. 04186, ZMA Por. 13351) Mycale (Mycale) lingua (Bowerbank, 1866) (ZMA Por. 16791, ZMA Por. 16792, ZMA Por. 04978), ZMA Por. 04979)	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
03DE39702B0AFFC9924D4BDDAEDF2BE4.taxon	description	External morphology Color of life specimens yellowish (Fig. 1), turning to gray after fixation in 70 % Ethanol. The specimen (ZMA POR 18992, on this specimen most of the description and all measurements are based) consists of a massive base, with several irregular digitate processes. Some of these processes are fused again, the whole appearance is very irregular, reaching a height of about 15 cm. Surface optically smooth, in parts slightly conulose with low, irregular conules (Fig. 1). A number of freshly collected specimens with conspicuous bright yellow spots (Fig. 1 b, Fig. 2 a). Skeletal tracts might pierce the surface, single spicules rarely projected beyond the surface. Surface sometimes torn, especially near the origin of the processes, probably following the very abundant subectosomal channels. No oscules were seen on the fixed sponge, some living specimens in situ with round, small oscules (1 – 2 mm in diameter, slightly raised) on the digitate processes. They disappeared after collection and did not reappear in the aquarium. Consistency soft, not elastic and easy to cut or tear. Skeleton Ectosome easily detachable in small pieces and visible in close­ups of the surface (Fig. 2 a). Ectosomal skeleton formed by a regular anisotropic reticulation of tracts of megascleres (Fig. 2 a, b, meshes about 300 µm in diameter). Primary tracts (20 – 40 µm) multi­ to paucispicular, connected by uni­ to paucispicular secondaries (15 – 25 µm). Choanosomal skeleton (Fig. 2 c) irregular and plumose to plumoreticulate, consisted mainly of ascending robust tracts (ca. 100 µm thick), clearly defined secondaries often lacking. Here many interstitial spicules could be seen. Anisochelae 3 often built rosettes (Fig. 2 e, f). Rosettes were not present in all specimens, but in specimens where they occurred, they were frequently observed. The rosettes were built by 6 – 8 – 10 anisochelae. All microscleres were distributed in the whole sponge body between the tracts built by the megascleres. Parts of the sponge were covered by sediment (mainly lower parts of the sponge), the skeleton remained here intact but dead (Fig. 1 b, c, d, 2 d). These parts of the sponge remained in the sediment and could not be seen in situ. The dead skeleton (Fig. 2 d) was built up by the choanosomal skeleton, no microscleres or interstitial spicules. Secondary tracts completely lacking, primary tracts anastomosing. The reticulation is irregular, elongate meshes of up to 1 mm long and only several 100 µm wide, tracts about 100 µm thick, at crossing points up to 300 µm. Generally no foreign material, except in the dead skeleton, with many sand grains (Fig. 2 d). Spicules Megascleres subtylostyles to styles (Fig. 3 a, sometimes referred to as mycalostyles), straight or slightly bent, rarely flexuous (Fig. 3 b) or irregular bent. Tyle only a slight swelling (Fig. 3 a), Measurements can be found in Tab. 1. Microscleres palmate anisochelae of three types and Trichodragmata, all abundant in the whole sponge body, measurements are included in Tab. 1. Anisochelae 1: (Fig. 3 c). Anisochelae 2: (Fig. 3 d, rather rare). Anisochelae 3: (Fig. 3 e). Trichodragmata (Fig. 3 f): bundles of very thin raphides (Fig. 3 c, d), hardly visible in spicule preparations. Ecology The samples originated from a depth of 25 – 26 m in the bay of Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. The species occurs on soft substratum along with large specimens of other sponges like Ulosa stuposa (Esper, 1794) and Tedania anhelans (Lieberkühn, 1859). The habitat was characterized by strong currents (about 15 m / min). The sponges served as islands of settlement for several other species (e. g. Ophiuridea, Polychaeta, Holothuroidea). The adhering dead skeleton was a mean of anchoring the sponge in the soft substratum.	en	Gugel, Jochen, Pfannkuchen, Martin, Brümmer, Franz (2006): Redescription of Mycale tunicata (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Rovinj, Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea. Zootaxa 1191 (1191): 21-34
