Genus Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873

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Regional Maps

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [530]

 

Introduction

Subgenera not identified in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 137), synonymies followed Dendy (1922: 28).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

West Indian region, Arctic Ocean, NE Atlantic Ocean, S Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan, New Zealand and N Pacific Ocean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Massive, bladder-like, or encrusting, burrowing growth forms with erect fistules; smooth ectosomal tylotes form a compact.

 

ID Keys

Key to subgenera of Coelosphaera
(1) Spiculation includes acanthostyles ------------------------------------------------------------- Histiodermion
No acanthostyles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coelosphaera

 

Diagnosis References

van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [529]

 

General References

Dendy, A. 1922. Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S. Sealark in the Indian Ocean. In Report of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Vol. 7. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 18: 1-164 pls 1-18

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]

 

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
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