Species Spongiaxius brucei (Sakai, 1986)
- Axiopsis brucei Sakai, K. 1986. Axiopsis brucei sp. nov., a new sponge inhabiting axiid (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea), from north-west Australia. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3(1): 11-20 [12 figs 1-6].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.000610A ♂ (454 m), North-west shelf, WA [18°43.7'S, 117°02.2'E].
Paratype(s) RMNH D36516 ♀, NW Shelf, WA [18°52.2'S, 116°11.1'E]; NTM Cr.000610B ♀ (as allotype), [18°43.7'S, 117°02.2'E]; NTM Cr.000605 ♀ (450-454 m depth), [17°55.5'S, 118°19.5'E]; NTM Cr.000607 ♂, [18°00.8'S, 118°17'E]; NTM Cr.000608 1♂, [18°03.8'S, 118°14'E]; NTM Cr.000611 1♀ (452-456 m), [16°24'S, 120°20.4'E]; AM P34217 1♂; USNM 228682 1♀, [18°52.5'S, 116°11.1'E]; RMNH 36516 2♀; BMNH 1986:300 1♂; NTM Cr. 000606 ♀, [17°59.7'S, 118°19'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines; W & WNW Lacepede Archipelago
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, commensal, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
In hexactinellid sponge, 454 m depth.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 08-May-2012 | 08-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |