Genus Fibulia Carter, 1886
- Fibulia Carter, H.J. 1886. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 17: 40-53, 112-127 [51].
Type species:
Fibulia carnosa Carter, 1886 by monotypy. - [Plumocolumella] Burton, M. 1929. Porifera. Part 2. Antarctic sponges. In, British Antarctic (`Terra Nova') Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report. Zoology. 6(4): 393–458 pls 1–5. 393-458 pls 1-5 [424] [junior objective synonym of Fibulia Carter, 1886].
Type species:
Fibulia carnosa Carter, 1886 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Burton, M. 1936. Notes on sponges from South Africa, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 17: 141-147 [142]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
S Africa, New Zealand, Antarctic and Subantarctic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Massive; ectosomal skeleton regularly reticulate composed of the same spicules as in the choanosomal skeleton, and with brushes of spicules protruding through the surface; choanosomal skeleton plumose or thoroughly confused, with curved or sinuous primary spongin fibres interconnected frequently by smaller secondary fibres, both cored by bundles of small thin oxeas or oxeotes ascending to surface and producing plumose dermal brushes, no echinating spicules; microscleres are arcuate or irregularly unguiferate isochelae and sigmas. Half a dozen species.
ID Keys
See Family Dendoricellidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Dendoricellidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 567-571 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. [569]
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) |