Species Amorphinopsis fenestrata (Ridley, 1884)
- Leucophloeus fenestratus Ridley, S.O. 1884. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881–1882. Spongiida. (Part 1, Australian sponges). London : British Museum (Natural History) 366-482, pls 39-43. [464] [with unnamed variety, Arafura Sea, type status confirmed].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.2.23.255 (wet), 1882.2.23.255a (slide), 14–22 m, Darwin, NT. - Ciocalypta confossa Hooper, Cook, Hobbs & Kennedy, 1997.
Type data:
Holotype NTM Z3106 wet (egaz), Parry Shoals, NT [11°13'S 129°43'E]. - Ciocalypta oscitans Hooper, J.N.A., Cook, S.D., Hobbs, L.J. & Kennedy, J.A. 1997. Australian Halichondriidae (Porifera: Demospongiae): I. Species from the Beagle Gulf. pp. 1-65 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.
Type data:
Holotype QM G303560 wet (egaz), Fish Reef, Bynoe Harbour, NT [12°41'S 130°35'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Alvarez, B. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the order Halichondrida (Porifera: Demospongiae) of northern Australia. Family Halichondriidae. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27: 55–84 [57]
Generic Combinations
- Amorphinopsis fenestrata (Ridley, 1884). —
Alvarez, B. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the order Halichondrida (Porifera: Demospongiae) of northern Australia. Family Halichondriidae. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27: 55–84 [57]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin, Vernon Is., Shoal Bay, Cape Hotham, Parry Shoals, Arafura Sea, NT; Low Isles, Margrove Park, GBR, Qld; also Indo-Malayan region (Java and Lesser Sunda Is), and Indian Ocean (Providence Reef, Amirante). Subtidal to 17 m depth; sandy mud substrates, seagrass. Includes Darwin record of Amorphinopsis foetida sensu Hooper et al. (1997: 28) (Not Hymeniacidon (?) foetida Dendy, 1889). Amorphinopsis fenestrata is common throughout the Northern Territory coast (Sahul Province), from Parry Shoals (NW of Darwin Harbour) to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The records of Lindgren (1897, 1898) from Vietnam and China, of Dendy (1922) from the Indian Ocean and of Burton (1928) from the Malay Archipelago need to be verified (Alvarez & Hooper 2011).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
4–72m depth; burrowing in sand, mud, coral rubble, shell grit substrates.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 31-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |