Genus Ceratopsion Strand, 1924
- Ceratopsis Thiele, J. 1898. Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Zoologica (New York) 24: 1-72 pls 1-8 [57] [junior homonym of Ceratopsis Ulrich, 1894 (Crustacea)].
Type species:
Ceratopsis expansa Thiele, 1898 by original designation. - Ceratopsion Strand, E. 1924. Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 92A(b): 31-36 [33] [nom. nov. for Ceratopsis Thiele, 1898].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Erect, lamellate or arborescent growth forms. Surface granular and hispid. Axial and extra-axial skeletons well differentiated. Choanosomal skeleton a compressed axial reticulation of spongin fibres, deficient in collagen, cored by sinuous or straight styles, anisoxeas or strongyles. Echinating megascleres absent. Extraaxial skeleton of radially arranged subectosomal styles, anisoxeas or strongyles, including sinuous and/or straight forms, embedded in and perpendicular to axial core, projecting through surface. Specialised ectosomal skeleton present (s.s.) or absent, and where present consisting of oxeas or styles forming structures ranging from a continuous palisade on the surface to discrete bouquets of spicules grouped around the projecting extra-axial megascleres where they penetrate the surface. Structural megascleres include at least two categories of styles, anisoxeas or strongyles (one often sinuous), oxeas or anisoxeas, and thin ectosomal oxeas or styles. Microscleres usually absent or may include raphides in trichodragmata.
ID Keys
See Family Raspailiidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [495]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |