Species Clathria (Wilsonella) tuberosa (Bowerbank, 1875)
- Microciona tuberosa Bowerbank, J.S. 1875. Contributions to a general history of the Spongiadae. Part vii. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 281-296 [281] [recorded from Torres Strait, in 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) pp. 366–482, pls 39–43. (444 pl. 42 fig. d), in
Clathria ; one syntype redescribed in Ridley, S.O. 1881. Spongida. In Account of the zoological collections made during the survey of H.M.S. Alert in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. XI. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 107–137, 140–141 pls 10–11 (121)].Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1877.5.21.1312 dry, plus slides, Straits of Malacca [no coords available].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1877.5.21.1314 slides; MNHN Paris LBIM DCL 2346 slide.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, Cobourg Peninsula, Darwin region, and also Indo-Malayan region.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 2–19 m; rock, dead and live coral reefs, epizootic on other sponges and gorgonians.
General References
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] [196]
Hooper, J.N.A., Capon, R.J., Keenan, C.P., Parry, D.L. & Smit, N. 1992. Chemotaxonomy of marine sponges: families Microcionidae, Raspailiidae and Axinellidae, and their relationships with other families in the orders Poecilosclerida and Axinellida (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6(2): 261-301 [263]
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) |