Genus Eilhardia Poléjaeff, 1884

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eilhardia Poléjaeff, N. 1884. Report on the Calcarea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 8: 1-76 pls 1-9 [31].

  Type species:

   Eilhardia schulzei Poléjaeff, 1884 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Macquarie Island Province (24), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Diagnosis

Calyciform Baeriidae with inhalant ostia on the inner surfaces, and oscula on the outer surfaces. The ostia-bearing surface is supported by a thin layer of tangential triactines and scattered microdiactines. The skeleton of the exhalant system and of the choanoskeleton is composed of large triactines and microdiactines.

ID Keys

See Order Baerida Diagnosis

Diagnosis References

Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. 2002. Order Baerida Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000. pp. 1193-1200 in Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 2. [1195]

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