Subgenus Chondrocladia (Meliiderma) Ridley & Dendy, 1887
- Meliiderma Ridley, S.O. & Dendy, A. 1887. Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology Zool. 20(59): 1-275 pls 1-51 [102].
Type species:
Meliiderma stipitata Ridley & Dendy, 1887 by monotypy.
Distribution
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10)
Diagnosis
Chondrocladia bearing a dense encrustation of special spicules (spear-like tylostyles or trochirhabds) packed in a single layer around the stalk and projecting vertically outwards.
Diagnosis References
Vacelet, J., Kelly, M. & Schlacher-Hoenlinger, M. 2009. Two new species of Chondrocladia (Demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) with a new spicule type from the deep south Pacific, and a discussion of the genus Meliiderma. Zootaxa 2073: 57-68 [59]
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) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 19-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Nov-2010 | ADDED |