Species Clathria (Thalysias) procera (Ridley, 1884)
- Rhaphidophlus procerus Ridley, S.O. 1884. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881–1882. Spongiida. (Part 1, Australian sponges). London : British Museum (Natural History) 366-482, pls 39-43. [451].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.2.23.313 wet (egaz), 12–20 m, Darwin, NT [12°28'S 130°50'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1882.2.23.311 wet. Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.10.17.111 wet (egaz - Indian ocean), 48 m, Providence Reef, Indian Ocean.- Rhaphidophlus spiculosus Dendy, A. 1889. Report on a second collection of sponges from the Gulf of Manaar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 3: 73-99 pls 3-5 [86].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.1.21.5 wet (egaz), Tuticorin Pearl Banks, Gulf of Mannar, India [8°36'39"N 78°35'27"E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1889.1.21.63 dry. - Clathria spiculosa ramosa Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kai Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 294-448 pls 13-21 [363].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 1698 wet (egaz - Arafura and Indonesia), Straits of Dobo, Aru Is., Arafura Sea, Indonesia [9°00'S 133°00'E, 3°50'39"S 137°40'49"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [273]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Indo-west Pacific and Indian Ocean; also Natal; Cargados Carajos, Seychelles, Amirante, Red Sea, Arabian Sea; Tuticorin, Cape Comorin, Palk Bay, Madras Straits, Gulf of Manaar, Aru Is., Indonesia; Hawaii.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 11–78m; loose soft substrates (sand, mud, gravel, shell grit), shallow water and deeper-water offshore reefs.
General References
Burton, M. 1959. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 10(5): 151-281 41 figs [243]
Hooper, J.N.A. 1996. Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 40: 1-626 [Date published 01/06/1996] [364]
History of changes
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |