Species Coscinoderma nardorus (Lendenfeld, 1885)
- Aphrodite nardorus Lendenfeld, R. von 1885. A monograph of the Australian sponges. Part 5. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 282-325 pls 26-35 [306].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.8.27.105 wet (=AM G3398 slide, figured in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. [pl. 12 fig. 13] - egaz), Torres Strait, Palm Is., QLD [10°25'S 142°10'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1930.8.13.181 dry. - Hippospongia aphroditella Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [36] [in key, see also Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (312, pl. 11 figs 11–14, pl. 12 fig. 13); unjustified replacement name for
Aphrodite nardorus Lendenfeld, 1885]. - Ceratodendron haeckeli Marshall, W. 1892. Spongiologische Beiträge. Festschrift zur 70. Wiederkehr des Geburtstages von Rudolf Leuckart. Leipzig : C.F. Winter 36 pp. 8 pls. [5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 4505 4 slides (forma rigida), Bass Strait; ZMB 4506 slides (forma mollis), Bass Strait [39°20'S 145°30'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [577]
Generic Combinations
- Coscinoderma nardorus (Lendenfeld, 1885). —
Sutcliffe, P.R., Hooper, J.N.A. & Pitcher, C.R. 2010. The most common sponges on the Great Barrer Reef seabed, Australia, include species new to science (Phylum Porifera). Zootaxa 2616: 1-30 [12] - Hippospongia nardorus (Lendenfeld, 1885). —
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] [384]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Common throughout the Great Barrier Reef, in reef areas and sandy bottoms, attached to rubble in soft sediment by a holdfast. Distributed from Torres Strait and throughout the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef seabed at depths between 12 and 85 m, predominantly in benthic substrates dominated by sand and calcium carbonate material. Also allegedly recorded from South Africa but this record has not been substantiated.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Trade
Potential commercial quality bath sponge
Extra Ecological Information
Depth subtidal–85 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |