Genus Eurypon Gray, 1867
- Eurypon Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the description of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 492-558 pls 27-28 [521].
Type species:
Hymeraphia clavata Bowerbank, 1866 by monotypy. - Epicles Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the description of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 492-558 pls 27-28 [521].
Type species:
Hymedesmia radiata Bowerbank, 1866 by monotypy. - Acantheurypon Topsent, E. 1927. Diagnoses d'Eponges nouvelles recueillies par le Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 502: 1-19 [15].
Type species:
Hymeraphia pilosella Topsent, 1904 by original designation. - Tricheurypon Topsent, E. 1928. Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 74: 1-376 11 pls [295].
Type species:
Hymeraphia viridis Topsent, 1889 by monotypy. - Protoraspailia Burton, M. & Rao, H.S. 1932. Report on the shallow-water marine sponges in the collections of the Indian Museum, Part I. Records of the Indian Museum 34: 299-356 16 figs pl. 18 [342].
Type species:
Protoraspailia cactoides Burton & Rao, 1932 by original designation. - Proraspailia Lévi, C. 1958. Résultats scientifiques des campagnes de la Calypso. Campagne 1951–1952 en Mer Rouge. Spongiaires de Mer Rouge recueillies par la Calypso (1951–1952). Annales de l'Institut Océanographie, Monaco & Paris ns 34: 3-46 [27].
Type species:
Proraspailia polyplumosa Lévi, 1958 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. 1991. Revision of the family Raspailiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae), with descriptions of Australian species. Invertebrate Taxonomy 5(6): 1179-1418 [1314]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan, New Zealand, central and SE Pacific Ocean and Subantarctic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Encrusting, massive or digitate growth forms. Surface hispid, even, granular or conulose. Encrusting species have a microcionid choanosomal skeletal structure with a basally compressed layer of spongin fibres lying on the substrate producing small spongin-fibre nodes echinated by acanthostyles, and radially disposed extra-axial skeleton composed of subectosomal styles standing perpendicular to and embedded in basal fibres. Massive species have slightly axially compressed plumose tracts of extra-axial styles, often forming fanlike bundles, and tracts lightly echinated by acanthostyles. Extraaxial styles may be partially or entirely spined (Acantheurypon). Ectosomal specialisation present (s.s.) or absent; if present ectosomal skeleton consists of fine monactinal (or diactinal) spicule brushes surrounding single protruding extra-axial styles. Structural megascleres consist of 1–2 categories of styles or subtylostyles (rarely modified to oxeas); echinating acanthostyles microcionid-like, typically long and with subtylote bases. Several species (Tricheurypon, Dragmatyle and Eurypon) have raphides in trichodragmata.
ID Keys
See Family Raspailiidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510 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. [488]
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 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |