Species Myrmekioderma granulata (Esper, 1830)
- Alcyonium granulatum Esper, E.J.C. 1830. Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Nürnberg : Raspe Vol. 3 230 pp. pls 27-28. [71] [comprehensive redescription of species from diverse material given by Bergquist, P.R. 1965. The sponges of Micronesia, Part I. The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 19: 123–204 34 figs (177)].
Type data:
Status unknown, (Esper's material), not extant; 'East Indies'. - Acanthoxifer ceylonensis Dendy, A. 1905. Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. 57-246 pls 1-16 in Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. London : Royal Society Vol. 3 Suppl. 18. [157].
Type data:
Holotype (egaz), ?Ceylon [49°27'50"N 104°35'45"W]. - Myrmekioderma tylota Laubenfels, M.W. de 1954. The sponges of the West-Central Pacific. Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology 7: 1-306 pls 1-12 [119].
Type data:
Holotype USNM unknown wet, Micronesia [?]. - Neoprosypa atina Laubenfels, M.W. de 1954. The sponges of the West-Central Pacific. Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology 7: 1-306 pls 1-12 [190].
Type data:
Holotype USNM unknown wet, Micronesia [?]. - Acanthoxifer fourmanoiri Lévi, C. 1956. Spongiaires des côtes de Madagascar. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar A 10: 1-23 [5].
Type data:
Holotype MNHN unknown wet (egaz), Madagascar [19°05'55"S 46°38'00"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1965. The sponges of Micronesia, Part I. The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 19: 123-204 34 figs [177]
- van Soest, R.W.M., Diaz, M.C. & Pomponi, S.A. 1990. Phylogenetic classification of the halichondrids (Porifera, Demospongiae). Beaufortia 40(2): 15-62 [31]
- Hooper, J.N.A. & Lévi, C. 1993. Axinellida from the New Caledonian lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7(6): 1395-1472 [1448]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin region, Arafura Sea, Cobourg Peninsula, Wessel Ils, NW Shelf, Sahul Shelf, W Gulf of Carpentaria, Moreton Bay, Qld coast.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 0–60m; shallow water rock and coral platforms, pools, coral rubble, heavily sedimented.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Kennedy, J.A., Cook, S.D. & Valentine, C.A. 1999. Sponges of the Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef: an important scientific site, or a case of mistaken identity? Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 249-262 [259] (Listed in this article)
Hooper, J.N.A. & Kennedy, J.A. 2002. Small-scale patterns of sponge biodiversity (Porifera) on Sunshine Coast reefs, eastern Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16(4): 637-653 [646] (Listed in this article)
Nevalainen, T.J., Quinn, R.J. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2004. Phospholipase A2 in Porifera. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 137(B): 413-420 [415] (Listed in this article)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |