Species Echinochalina (Echinochalina) intermedia (Whitelegge, 1902)
- [Echinoclathria viminalis] Whitelegge, T. 1901. Report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 55-118 pls 10-15 [87] [junior homonym of Thalassodendron viminalis Lendenfeld, 1888 Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. (225)].
Type data:
Neotype AM 'Lendenfeld No.365' lost (egaz), Illawarra, S. coast, NSW [37°04'S 142°42'E]. - Echinoclathria intermedia Whitelegge, T. 1902. Supplementary notes to the report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 211-216 [214] [holotype described in Whitelegge, T. 1901. Report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 55–118 pls 10–15 (87), as
Thalassodendron viminalis , name also on label of specimen No. 365].Type data:
Neotype QM G300025 wet (holotype AM 'Lendenfeld No.365' lost - egaz), Mooloolaba [26°41'S 153°07'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Cargados Carajos, Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 8–50 m; sand, rock, coral rubble substrates.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. 1996. Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 40: 1-626 [Date published 01/06/1996] [527]
Hooper, J.N.A. & Kennedy, J.A. 2002. Small-scale patterns of sponge biodiversity (Porifera) on Sunshine Coast reefs, eastern Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16(4): 637-653 [640] (Listed int his article)
Hooper, J.N.A. & Lévi, C. 1993. Poecilosclerida from the New Caledonian lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7(5): 1221-1302 [1273]
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) |