Species Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) desmophora Kelly & Vacelet, 2011
- Asbestopluma desmophora Kelly, M. & Vacelet, J. 2011. Three new remarkable carnivorous sponges (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from deep New Zealand and Australian (Macquarie Island) waters. Zootaxa 2976: 55-68 [62].
Type data:
Holotype QM G331844 wet, NIWA Stn TAN0803/102, Seamount 9 Hjort, Macquarie Ridge, (Australian EEZ), 790–1025 m, 16 Apr 2008, epibenthic sled [56.242°S, 158.462°E].
Paratype(s) QM G331845, G331846 wet, NIWA Stn TAN0803/10, Seamount 9 Hjort, Macquarie Ridge, (Australian EEZ), 790–1025 m, 16 Apr 2008, epibenthic sled [56.242°S, 158.462°E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Common and quite widely distributed around the New Zealand EEZ, from Cavalli Seamount off North Cape, to Hikurangi Plateau and Margin, off the east coast of the North Island, to the Graveyard Seamounts Complex on the northern edge of the Chatham Rise that extends east from the South Island. It has also been found in the Australia EEZ around Macquarie Island, on Macquarie Ridge that runs southwards from the southwest of New Zealand (Kelly & Vacelet 2011).
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 05-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jan-2012 | ADDED |