Genus Ciocalypta Bowerbank, 1862
- Ciocalypta Bowerbank, J.S. 1862. On the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III. On the generic characters, the specific characters, and on the method of examination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 152: 1087-1135 pls 72-74 [1105].
Type species:
Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank, 1863 by monotypy. - Leucophloeus Carter, H.J. 1883. Contributions to our knowledge of the Spongida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 12: 308-329 pls 11-14 [323].
Type species:
Leucophloeus massalis Carter, 1883 by subsequent designation, see Hallmann, E.F. 1914. A revision of the monaxonid species described as new in Lendenfeld's 'Catalogue of the sponges in the Australian Museum'. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39(Part 2): 327–376 12 figs [333]. - Apatospongia Marshall, W. 1892. Spongiologische Beiträge. Festschrift zur 70. Wiederkehr des Geburtstages von Rudolf Leuckart. Leipzig : C.F. Winter 36 pp. 8 pls. [16].
Type species:
Apatospongia fallax Marshall, 1892 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Burton, M. 1959. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 10(5): 151-281 41 figs [264]
- van Soest, R.W.M., Diaz, M.C. & Pomponi, S.A. 1990. Phylogenetic classification of the halichondrids (Porifera, Demospongiae). Beaufortia 40(2): 15-62 (Leucophloeus Carter, 1883)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, S Africa, Indo-Malayan region, New Zealand and central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Basal mass usually buried in the soft sediment with conically tapering erect finger-shaped fistules rising above the sediment. Surface smooth, usually somewhat transparent, without visible oscules. Ectosomal skeleton usually present, but occasionally lacking. If present it is tangential, carried by strong spicule tracts issuing from a thick central spicular axis. Skeleton of basal mass largely confused. About 15 species occuring mostly in temperate and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and the South Pacific.
ID Keys
See Family Halichondriidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Erpenbeck, D. & van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. pp. 787-816 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. [795]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 17-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |