Genus Cladocroce Topsent, 1892
- Cladocroce Topsent, E. 1892. Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 2: 1-165 11 pls [72].
Type species:
Cladocroce fibrosa Topsent, 1892 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Arctic, N Atlantic and N Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Koltun, V.M. 1959. The Cornacuspongida of the northern and far eastern seas of the U.S.S.R. pp. 1-236 43 pls in, Keys to the Fauna of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 67 Published by the Zoological Institute, Akademia Nauk SSSR. [in Russian] [220] (as Haliclona ventilabrum)
- Topsent, E. 1928. Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 74: 1-376 11 pls [324]
Diagnosis
Sponges lamellate or tube-shaped. Colour grey, salmon pink, mauve or ochre. Surface smooth, sometimes conulose. Consistency firm but elastic, compressible. In the lamellate forms the oscules are circular, flush with the surface, rather small, not abundant and they may appear at both sides of the lamellae.
ID Keys
See Family Chalinidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Weerdt, W. H. De 2002. Family Chalinidae Gray, 1867. pp. 852-873 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. [856]
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) |