Genus Dictyodendrilla Bergquist, 1980
- Megalopastas Vacelet, J. 1958. Dendrilla acantha nov. sp. nouvelle Eponge cornée méditerranéenne. Remarques sur les genres Dendrilla Lendenfeld et Megalopastas Dendy. Recueil des Travaux de la Station Marine d'Endoume. Marseille 23(14): 143-147 2 figs [144] [junior homonym of Megalopastas Dendy, 1905 (Porifera)].
Type species:
Dendrilla cavernosa Lendenfeld, 1886 by original designation. - Dictyodendrilla Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [488] [nom. nov. for Megalopastas Vacelet, 1958].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, S Africa, Indo-Malayan region and New Zealand.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Dictyodendrillidae in which the reticulate fibrous skeleton forms regular rectangular meshes and is composed of pithed, laminated fibres which are free of any coring material (Fig. 1A–B). The tissue construction is delicate and cavernous, and the soft tissue is frequently pale, contrasting with the dark fibres. The sponges when mature are lobate, stalked, vasiform or spreading with digitate projections (Fig. 1C).
ID Keys
See Family Dictyodendrillidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Bergquist, P.R. & Cook, S.D.C. 2002. Family Dictyodendrillidae Bergquist, 1980. pp. 1072-1076 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. [1073]
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) |