| Mycale | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Orange Icing Sponge ( Mycale laevis ) | |
| Scientific 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]
The following species are recognized in the genus Mycale: [1]