Species Halichondria (Halichondria) prostata Thiele, 1905
- Halichondria prostata Thiele, J. 1905. Die Kiesel-und Hornschwämme der Sammlung Plate. Zoologische Jahrbücher 6: 407-496 pls 27-33 [458].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB unknown fragments (egaz - Tumbes), Quinquina, Tumbes, Peru [3°34'04"S 80°27'14"W]. - Halichondria hentscheli Koltun, V.M. 1964. Sponges of the Antarctic. Part 1. Tetraxonida and Cornacuspongida. 6-116, 428-433 (systematic index), pls 1-15 in Pavlovskii, E.P., Andriyashev, A.P. & Ushakov, P.V. (eds). Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., Zoological Institute: Explorations of the fauna of the seas II (X). Biological Reports of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958). Moscow : Izdatel'stvo ‘Nauka' Vol. 2. [in Russian] [91] [includes Halichondria spec. 1 in Hentschel, E. 1914. Monaxone Kieselschwämme und Hornschwämme der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903. In Drygalski, E. von (ed.) Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903. 15(Zool. 7):. 35–141 pls 4–8 pp.].
Type data:
Holotype ZIL unknown wet (egaz - Kemp coast), stations 44A, 202, 282, Kemp Coast, Queen Mary Coast, Banzare Coast, Wilhelm II Coast, Aust. Antarctic Terr. [67°28'33"S 57°20'16"E].
Paratype(s) ZMB unknown wet (Hentschel, 1914).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hartman, W.D. 1958. Natural history of the marine sponges of southern New England. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 12: 1-155 pls 1-12 [24]
- Koltun, V.M. 1976. Porifera. Part I. Antarctic sponges. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B Zoology & Botany 9(4): 147-198 pls 1-3 [193]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Aust. Antarctic Terr., Macquarie Is., Heard Is.; off Wilhelm II Coast, Enderby Land and Mawson Coast; reported location of Tuggerah Beach, NSW erroneous.
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth intertidal waters–385 m.
General References
Hartman, W.D. 1958. Natural history of the marine sponges of southern New England. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 12: 1-155 pls 1-12 [32] (misidentified as the boreal, North Atlantic
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |