Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00008
Mycale (Zygomycale) parishii
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About Mycale (Zygomycale) parishii
A soft, fragile sponge forming irregular masses among coral branches and on hard substrates. Prominent oscula rise from the surface. Hawaiian material includes maroon tones; field photographs show broader brownish variation. The plate emphasizes the irregular tissue sheet, low ridges and elevated openings.
The Kauaʻi evidence comes from a historical source record dated 1991, retained as “Zygomycale parishii” in Appendix A printed p. 69 of the cited survey. This preserves evidence of the reported occurrence; it does not establish present-day distribution or abundance. The historical source name and the current name are retained together so the record can be traced through taxonomic changes.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Mycale (Zygomycale) parishii
- Family
- Mycalidae
- Order
- Poecilosclerida
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical source record (1991); current presence not reassessed
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Mycale parishii is a reef-associated sponge identified through its distinctive combination of skeletal elements. Historically reported from Kauaʻi (1991).
Sources and further reading
- Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick & L.G. Eldredge. 2004. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. — Appendix A printed p. 69
- Núñez Pons, Calcinai & Gates (2017) — Mycale parishii, Figure 13
- Recovery taxonomy reconciliation — World Porifera Database