- Euspongia mathewsi Lendenfeld, R. von 1885. A monograph of the Australian sponges. Part 6. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 481-553 pls 36-38 [520-523 pl. 36, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.8.27.301 dry, Ponape, Caroline Islands.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1995. Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38(1): 1-51 [5]
Generic Combinations
- Coscinoderma mathewsi (Lendenfeld, 1885). —
Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. [334]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical and subtropical Indo-west Pacific, Caroline Islands, Ponape, Kuop, Truk, Palau, Fiji, New Caledonia; Queensland coastal, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Western Australia, Dampier Archipelago; also reported from South Africa (dubious).
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Trade
commercial bath sponge of significant commercial potential for aquaculture
(no title)
Also referred to Leiosella by Laubenfels (1948) [61]. Not conspecific with Coscinoderma lanuginosum Carter, 1883 from southern Australia, contrary to Lendenfeld's (1885) remarks, and original description probably an amalgam of several species.
Bergquist, P.R. 1995. Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38(1): 1–51 [5-6] description encompasses the modern concept of this species.
General References
Abdul Wahabm N.A., de Nys, R. & Whalan, S. 2012. Closing the lifecycle for the sustainable aquaculture of the bath sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi. Aquaculture 324–325: 281–289 [281]
Bergquist, P.R. 1995. Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 38(1): 1-51 [5-6]
Fromont, J. 2003. Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: Taxonomic affinities and biogeography. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Marine Biological Workshop. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. 405-417 pp. [408] (listed in this article)
Laubenfels, M.W. de 1948. The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 3: 1-217 31 figs 30 pls
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2018 | Coscinoderma Carter, 1883 | 12-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 17-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |