Species Caulospongia pennatula (Lamarck, 1814)
- Spongia pennatula Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet 1814. Sur les polypiers empâtés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 20: 294-312, 370-386, 432-458 [440] [not Spongia pennatula of authors following Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (193) based on misidentified fragment of type BMNH 1932.6.13.16 =
Carteriospongia lamellosa (Esper)].Type data:
Holotype MNHN Paris Lamarck Collection, Australian Seas, Shark Bay, WA (as 'baie des Chiens-Marins') [26°08'S 113°25'E].Secondary source:
Topsent, E. 1932. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Deuxième partie. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6 8: 61-124 2 figs pls 1-6 [87].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay; Goss Passage, Beacon Island, Abrolhos; Carnarvon.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
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 [73]
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) |