Species Ciocalypta stalagmites Hentschel, 1912
- Ciocalypta stalagmites Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kai Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 294-448 pls 13-21 [126].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 1595 wet (egaz - Indonesia), Meriri and Leer Is, Aru Is, Indonesia [3°50'39"S 137°40'49"E].
Generic Combinations
- Halichondria stalagmites (Hentschel, 1912). —
Hooper, J.N.A., Cook, S.D., Hobbs, L.J. & Kennedy, J.A. 1997. Australian Halichondriidae (Porifera: Demospongiae): I. Species from the Beagle Gulf. pp. 1-65 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [43]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin region, Cobourg Peninsula region, Parry Shoals, Timor Sea, Arafura Sea; also Aru Is., Indonesia. Ciocalypta stalagmites is very common throughout the northern Australian localities of the Sahul Shelf province and its distribution extends to adjacent provinces including the Northeast Australian Shelf, Papua New Guinea (Alvarez & Hooper unpublished), and Indonesia (Alvarez & De Voogd unpublished). It is found from the intertidal zone to 40 m (Alvarez & Hooper 2011).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, filter-feeder, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
6–16 m depth; sand, mud, coral rubble, burrowing into substrate.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Kennedy, J.A., Cook, S.D. & Valentine, C.A. 1999. Sponges of the Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef: an important scientific site, or a case of mistaken identity? Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 249-262 [259] (Listed in this article)
History of changes
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 01-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |