Genus Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1864

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ecionemia Bowerbank, J.S. 1862. On the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III. On the generic characters, the specific characters, and on the method of examination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 152: 1087-1135 pls 72-74 [1101].

  Type species:

   Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1863 by original designation.
• Stellettinopsis Carter, H.J. 1879. Contributions to our knowledge of the Spongida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 3: 284-304, 343-360 pls 25-29 [348].

  Type species:

   Stellettinopsis corticata Carter, 1879 by original designation.
• Algol Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 25(63): clxvi 1-458 44 pls 1 map [200] [objective synonym of Stellettinopsis Carter, 1879].

  Type species:

   Stellettinopsis corticata Carter, 1879 by original designation.
• Thalassomora Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [40].

  Type species:

   Thalassomora nigra Lendenfeld, 1888 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Diagnosis

Massive or thickly encrusting sponges without a distinct cortex. Triaenes of different types, and large oxeas as megascleres. Microscleres include spiny microrhabds in addition to euasters. Microrhabds usually form a dermal layer.

ID Keys

See Family Ancorinidae Diagnosis.

Diagnosis References

Uriz, M. J. 2002. Family Ancorinidae, 1870. pp. 108-126 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [118]

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