Genus Euplectella Owen, 1841
- Euplectella Owen, R. 1841. Description of a new genus and species of sponge, Euplectella aspergillum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 9: 3-5 [3].
Type species:
Euplectella aspergillum Owen, 1841 by monotypy.
Introduction
Tabachnick et al. (2019) recorded an unidentified species of Euplectella from Perth Canyon, west of Rottnest Island, WA.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
The body is tubular with numerous lateral oscula and withcolander-like sieve-plate. The sponge lophophythose attached to the substratum with anchor-like basalia. The principal choanosomal spicules (large) are chiefly stauractines usually together with hexactines or pentactines. The distal rays of such hexactines and pentactines are rough, the proximal ones in hexactines are always rudimentary. Additional choanosomal spicules are diactines, tauactines and rarely stauractines together with more rarely found other derivatives. The choanosomal spicules form longitudinal and circular skeleton beams. The sieve-plate contains hexactine derivatives various in different species. Basalia are anchor-like spicules with 4 and more teeth. Dermalia are hexactines. Atrialia are pentactines. Microscleres are floricomes and graphiocomes, sometimes hexasters and small sigmatocomes, rarely discohexasters, hemihexasters, hexactines and onychasters.
ID Keys
See Subfamily Euplectellinae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Tabachnick, K. 2002. Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434 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. [1391]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 28-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |