Genus Cinachyrella Wilson, 1925
- Raphidotethya Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [526].
Type species:
Raphidotethya enigmatica Burton, 1934 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Diagnosis
Globular sponges with hispid-bristly surface provided with numerous scattered porocalices; oscules inconspicuous. Skeleton radiate, consisting of bundles of oxeas issuing from the centre and running spirally to the surface. No cortical specialisation. Megascleres protriaenes, anatriaenes, occasionally plagiotriaenes, and dominant large oxeas. Microscleres sigmaspires, which may be lacking occasionally, finely spined oxeas and/or raphides occur. More than one hundred species distributed in shallow water of tropical and subtropical seas.
ID Keys
See Family Tetillidae Diagnosis.
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) |