Species Biemna fragilis (Kieschnick, 1898)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Desmacella fragilis Kieschnick, O. 1898. Die Kieselschwämme von Amboina. Inauguraldissertation. Jena : G. Neuenhahn 66 pp. [53].

  Type data:

   Holotype PMJ (not found), Thursday Is., Torres Strait.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Thursday Is.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

 

General References

Hooper, J.N.A. 1984. Sigmaxinella soelae and Desmacella ithystela, two new desmacellid sponges (Porifera, Axinellida, Desmacellidae) from the Northwest Shelf of Western Australia, with a revision of the family Desmacellidae. Monogr. Ser. N.T. Mus. Arts Sci. 2 xii 58 pp. [55]

Hooper, J.N.A., Capon, R.J. & Hodder, R.A. 1991. A new species of toxic marine sponge (Porifera: Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from northwest Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 27-36 [33]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Mar-2018		15-Dec-2011	MOVED
29-Mar-2018		13-Apr-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)