Genus Fasciospongia Burton, 1934
- Fasciospongia Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [602].
Type species:
Stelospongia australis fovea Lendenfeld, 1888 by original designation. - Stelospongos Schmidt, E.O. 1870. Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des Atlantischen Gebietes. Leipzig : Engelmann 88 pp. 6 pls. [29] [unrecognisable, see Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443–503 figs 1–25 pls].
Type species:
Stelospongos friabilis Hyatt, 1877 by subsequent designation, see Laubenfels, M.W. de 1948. The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 3: 1-217 31 figs 30 pls [133].Secondary source:
Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [474]. - Stelospongia Schulze, F.E. 1879. Untersuchungen über den Bau und die Entwicklung der Spongien. Siebente Mittheilung. Die Familie der Spongidae. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 32: 593-660 pls 34-38 [613] [unjustified emendation].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. The ordinal and subclass classification of the Demospongiae (Porifera), appraisal of the present arrangement, and proposal of a new order. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 1-6 [478]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, (S Africa), Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, W Pacific and New Zealand.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Usually globular, tubular, caliculate or thickly foliose, with distinct central exhalant canals and characteristic subdermal lacunae (Fig. 4A–F). The sponge surface is unarmoured, and has a shiny, plastic appearance, reflecting heavy collagen deposition in the ectoderm. The skeleton is composed of solid, large diameter primary and secondary fibres. Primary fibres are cored with foreign debris and form strong fascicles or ladders, which produce truncate conules on the surface. Secondary fibres are uncored and branching. These sponges are firm and compressible, and the dermal region is supported by a band of collagen.
ID Keys
See Subfamily Thorectinae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Cook, S.D.C. & Bergquist, P.R. 2002. Family Thorectidae Bergquist, 1978. pp. 1028-1050 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. [1036]
General References
Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls
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) |