Species Chondropsis columnifera Dendy, 1895

Museums

Chondropsis columnifera Dendy, A. 1895. Catalogue of non-calcareous sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part 1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 7: 232-260 [254].
Type data:
Holotype (not found in NMV, BMNH), 30 m, inside Port Phillip Heads, VIC.
Type locality references:
Wilson, J. Bracebridge 1895. List of dredging stations at and near Port Phillip Heads. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 7: 261-263 [station 9].
Secondary source:
Ayling, A.L., Stone, S. & Smith, B.J. 1982. Catalogue of types of sponge species from Southern Australia described by Arthur Dendy. Reports of the National Museum of Victoria 1: 97-109 [102, 109].

Victoria

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Depth 31 m.

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
29-Mar-2018	15-Dec-2011	MOVED
29-Mar-2018	16-Nov-2010	MOVED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)