Species Halichondria (Halichondria) darwinensis Hooper, Cook, Hobbs & Kennedy, 1997
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Species Halichondria (Halichondria) darwinensis Hooper, Cook, Hobbs & Kennedy, 1997
- Halichondria darwinensis Hooper, J.N.A., Cook, S.D., Hobbs, L.J. & Kennedy, J.A. 1997. Australian Halichondriidae (Porifera: Demospongiae): I. Species from the Beagle Gulf. pp. 1-65 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.
Type data:
Holotype NTM Z3205 wet (egaz - NT), East Point, Darwin, NT [20°00'S 134°00'E].
Paratype(s) QM G303252 wet (egaz - NT), S. Shell I., Darwin Harbour, NT [20°00'S 134°00'E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Darwin Harbour, NT. It occurs intertidally and subtidally to 10 m (Hooper et al. 1997; Alvarez & Hooper 2011)
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, filter-feeder, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Intertidal; fringing coral reef, binding coral substrate, on algae and dead coral.
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) |