Genus Forcepia Carter, 1874
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [533]
Introduction
Subgenera not identified in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 304), synonymy followed Soest (1984: 66, 69).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, N Atlantic Ocean, Arctic, S Africa, Indo-Malayan region, Japan and N Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Encrusting to massive growth forms; ectosomal skeleton composed of tangential smooth ectosomal tylotes; choanosomal skeleton composed of choanosomal styles or ectosomal tylotes forming a hymesmioid structure in encrusting species or reticulate architecture in massive forms; microscleres are smooth or spined forceps (labis), arcuate isochelae, sigmas. Occurrence cosmopolitan. About 40 species.
ID Keys
See Family Coelosphaeridae Diagnosis.
Key to subgenera of Forcepia
(1) Spiculation includes basal acanthostyles in a hymedesmioid arrangement --------------------- Leptolabis
No basal acanthostyles; if there are spined styles, then they are the structural megascleres making the choanosomal reticulation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forcepia
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [532]
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1–620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994]
Van Soest, R.W.M. 1984. Marine Sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean Localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 66(199): 1-167
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) |