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Species Callyspongia (Cladochalina) mollis (Lendenfeld, 1887)

  • Cladochalina mollis Lendenfeld, R. von 1887. Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 2: 723-828 pls 18-26, 28 [768] [specimen AM G8930 with 3 labels 'Cladochalina mollis RVL, 407' (Whitelegge ms); 'Cladochalina euplax Lendenf' (printed); 'Chalina palmata Lamarck' (printed); the specimen was redescribed as syntype of Cladochalina mollis by Whitelegge, T. 1902. Notes on Lendenfeld's types described in the Catalogue of Sponges in the Australian Museum. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 274–288 (286)].
    Type data:
     
    Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.8.27.581 dry (=AM G3417 slide - egaz), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; AM G8930 wet (doubtful as syntype, NMV photos 21/0–4 - egaz), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

SE coast, NSW; Port Jackson and Maroubra Bay.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

 

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 13-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)