Genus Chondrosia Nardo, 1847
- Chondrosia Nardo, G.D. 1847. Osservazioni anatomiche sopra l'animale detto volgarmente rognone di mare. Atti Istituto Veneto 6: 267-268 [267].
Type species:
Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847 by monotypy. - Gummina Schmidt, E.O. 1862. Die Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig : Engelmann 88 pp. 7 pls. [37].
Type species:
Gummina gliricauda Schmidt, 1862 by subsequent designation, see Laubenfels, M.W. de 1936. A discussion of the sponge fauna of the Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. (Tortugas Lab. Paper No. 467). Publication of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington 30: 1-225 22 pls 1 map [182].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, W and E Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
- Burton, M. & Rao, H.S. 1932. Report on the shallow-water marine sponges in the collections of the Indian Museum, Part I. Records of the Indian Museum 34: 299-356 16 figs pl. 18 [323]
- Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1932. [1932–1935]. The sponges of the Bay of Naples. Porifera Incalcaria. In Vosmaer-Röell, C.S. & Burton, M. (eds) Vol. 1 (1932–3), issued in 5 parts. Capita Zoologica 3: 1–456 pls 1–35. Vol. 2 (1933–5), issued in 5 parts. Capita Zoologica 5: 457–857 pls 36–71 (pls 43, 55 omitted). Also published separately in 3 vols (2 vols text, 875 pp., and atlas, 69 pls). The Hague : Martinus Nijhoff 1933–35. [290]
- Wiedenmayer, F. 1977. Shallow-water Sponges of the Western Bahamas. Basel : Birkhäuser (Experientia Suppl. 28) 287 pp. 43 pls. [188]
Diagnosis
Chondrillidae without skeleton and with a well developed cortex made of thick fascicles of collagen and with numerous spherulous cells.
ID Keys
See Family Chondrillidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Boury-Esnault, N. 2002. Order Chondrosida Boury-Esnault & Lopes, 1985. Family Chondrillidae Gray, 1872. pp. 291-298 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. [292]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 20-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |