Genus Desmacidon Bowerbank, 1862
- Desmacidon Bowerbank, J.S. 1862. On the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III. On the generic characters, the specific characters, and on the method of examination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 152: 1087-1135 pls 72-74 [1116].
Type species:
Spongia fruticosa Montagu, 1818 by subsequent designation, see Bowerbank, J.S. 1864. A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. London : Ray Society Vol. 1 290 pp. 37 pls. [200].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, N Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, S Africa, New Zealand and Subantarctic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Wiedenmayer, F. 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] (tentative compilation of distribution data pending revision of genus)
Diagnosis
Erect growth forms; ectosomal skeleton composed of smooth oxeote spicules arranged in bouquets; choanosomal skeleton composed of smooth diactinal megascleres forming an isodictyal reticulation; microscleres are spatuliferous anchorate isochelae and sigmas. Probably not more than half a dozen species, recorded mostly from temperate and subtropical waters.
ID Keys
See Family Desmacididae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Desmacididae Schmidt, 1870. pp. 572-574 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. [573]
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) |