Genus Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868
- Dictyonella Schmidt, E.O. 1868. Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig : Engelmann 44 pp. 5 pls. [10].
Type species:
Dictyonella cactus Schmidt, 1868 by subsequent designation, see Topsent, E. 1938. Commentaires sur quelques genres d'Eponges marines. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 744: 1-23 [10]. - Phacanthina Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1912. On the distinction between the genera Axinella, Phakellia, Acanthella a. o. Festschrift Spengel. Zoologische Jahrbücher 15: 307-322 pls 15-16 [313].
Type species:
Acanthella obtusa Schimdt, 1862 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Topsent, E. 1934. Eponges observées dans les parages de Monaco (première partie). Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 650: 1-42 [29] (as
Stylotella Lendenfeld, 1888) - 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] [186]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mediterranean Sea and E Atlantic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Thick-lobed bushes or irregular massive sponges with shiny smooth surface covered with blunt ridges and conules. Ectosomal skeleton absent, choanosomal skeleton consisting of anastomosing and diverging spicule bundles arranged lengthwise in the lobes and branches. Spicules long, often curved or flexuous styles. Little spongin. Approximately 15 species spread over the warmer seas of the world.
ID Keys
See Family Dictyonellidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M., Erpenbeck, D. & Alvarez De Glasby, B. 2002. Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Diaz & Pomponi, 1990. pp. 773-786 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. [775]
General References
Topsent, E. 1938. Contribution nouvelle à la connaissance des Eponges des côtes d'Algérie. Les espèces nouvelles d'O. Schmidt, 1868. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 758: 1-32 [31]
History of changes
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |