Species Caulospongia elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888)
- Plectodendron elegans Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [66].
Type data:
Lectotype AM G9186 wet (NMV photo 13/17–20), Port Jackson NSW; Torres Strait, NT (Broughton Is., NSW) [33°51'S 151°15'E, 10°25'S 142°10'E, 32°37'S 152°21'E].
Paralectotype(s) AM Z508 dry (double-registered with Hircinia gigantea, NMV photo 3/28); AM Z778, 8425 wet (partly confused with Plymastia bicolor Carter, possibly fragment of type from G9186, NMV photo 15/28,29); AM Z5221 wet, Port Jackson, New South Wales [32°37'S 152°21'E]; AM Z5271 dry, Port Jackson, New South Wales [33°51'S 151°15'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, Broughton Is. and 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.
General References
Fromont, J. 1998. Revision of the marine sponge genus Caulospongia Saville Kent, 1871 (Demospongiae: Hadromerida). Part 1. Morphological and skeletal characters. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 65-89 [78]
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) |