Species Theonella deliqua Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
- Theonella deliqua Hall, K.A., Ekins, M.G. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2014. Two new desma-less species of Theonella Gray, 1868 (Demospongiae: Astrophorida: Theonellidae), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and a re-evaluation of one species assigned previously to Dercitus Gray, 1867. Zootaxa 3814(4): 451–477 [455–458].
Type data:
Holotype QM G329195 (=SBD520375) (41.3 m (depth), coll. CSIRO Great Barrier Reef Seabed Biodiversity Project on RV Gwendoline May, 13.Apr.2004), Australia, Great Barrier Reef, inter-reef sea floor, south of Wreck Island Reef [23.775°S 15.005°E (this is an error - probably 152.005°E)].
Paratype(s) QM G325567 (=SBD518107), as for holotype [23.375°S 151.975°E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Formed close associations with specimens of a single species of Tenagodus (Siliquariidae).
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 11-Jun-2014 | ADDED | ABRS |