Species Aplysinopsis elegans Lendenfeld, 1888
- Aplysinopsis elegans Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [149] [lectotype figured in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. pl. 27 fig. 5].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1886.8.27.3 wet (as Aplysina rigida var. digitata ms - egaz), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E].
Paralectotype(s) AM G8847 wet (NMV photos 15/17–19). - Aplysinopsis digitata Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [150].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G8849 wet (Port Jackson, NMV photos 16/19–21), Torres Strait; Port Jackson, NSW [10°25'S 142°10'E, 33°51'S 151°15'E]; AM Z545 wet (NMV photos 16/17–29), no locality; AM Z540 wet (NMV photos 16/35, 17/0,1), no locality; BMNH 1886.8.27.5 wet (as Aplysina rigida var. pedunculata ms), Port Jackson. - Aplysinopsis pedunculata Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [42] [in key; described in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (380, pl. 27 fig. 4)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.8.27.7 wet (as Aplysina rigida var. elegans ms), Port Jackson, NSW, known from shallow water [33°51'S 151°15'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [476]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, Port Jackson.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth shallow water–50 m.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |