Subgenus Echinochalina (Protophlitaspongia) Burton, 1934
- Protophlitaspongia Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [562].
Type species:
Siphonochalina bispiculata Dendy, 1895 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
E coast of Australia and New Caledonia only.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Thickly encrusting, massive, lobate, bulbous-digitate, digitate and arborescent growth forms; ectosomal skeleton, interstitial skeleton and spongin fibres cored by auxiliary diactinal or quasimonactinal spicules; fibres echinated by principal diactinal or quasimonactinal spicules; ectosomal skeleton with erect plumose brushes of auxillary spicules arising from peripheral spongin fibres; choanosomal skeleton reticulate to sub-isodictyal with differentiated primary multispicular and secondary paucispicular tracts of auxiliary megascleres; microscleres if present palmate isochelae or toxas.
ID Keys
See Family Microcionidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. pp. 432-468 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. [450]
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. & Lévi, C. 1993. Poecilosclerida from the New Caledonian lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7(5): 1221-1302 [1279]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 19-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |