Species Desmacidon porifera Whitelegge, 1906
- Desmacidon porifera Whitelegge, T. 1906. Sponges. Part I. In Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. Thetis off the coast of New South Wales in February and March, 1898. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4: 453-484 pls 43-44 [475].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G4322 dry (pl. 43 fig. 5, NMV photo 8/18), 70–76 m, off Port Jackson, NSW; 38–45 m, off Botany Bay, NSW; 98 m, off Coogee, NSW; BMNH 1927.6.23.8 fragment, 70–76 m, off Port Jackson, NSW; 38–45 m, off Botany Bay, NSW; 98 m, off Coogee, NSW; AM dry ,1 specimen (pl. 46 fig. 31, NMV photo 8/19), 70–76 m, off Port Jackson, NSW; 38–45 m, off Botany Bay, NSW; 98 m, off Coogee, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Jackson, off Botany Bay and off Coogee.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. 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] (generic placement questionable; species never revised or cited subsequently)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |