Species Haliclona (Gellius) cymaeformis (Esper, 1794)
- Spongia cymaeformis Esper, E.J.C. 1794. Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Nürnberg : Raspe Vol. 1 230 pp. 104 pls. [45] [redescribed and rendered recognisable Ehlers, E. 1870. Die Esper'schen Spongien in der zoologischen Sammlung der K. Universität Erlangen. Erlangen : E.T. Jacob pp. 36. (24)].
Type data:
Status unknown, (egaz), Red Sea [22°32'56"N 37°06'43"E]. - Gellius centrangulatus Sollas, I.B.J. 1902. On the sponges collected during the 'Skeat Expedition' to the Malay Peninsula, 1899–1900. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902: 210–221 pls 14, 15 [212].
Type data:
Syntype(s) CUMZ unknown number (egaz), Redang, Malaysia [2°47'07"N 113°21'20"E]. - Gellius ridleyi Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kai Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 294-448 pls 13-21 [389] [part, not described material; Lévi, C. 1961. Spongiaires des îles Philippines, principalment recoltées au voisinage de Zamboanga. Philippine Journal of Science 88(4): 509–533 [525]; Lévi, C. 1961. Eponges intercotidales de Nha Trang (Viet Nam). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 100(2): 127–150 pls 1, 2 [142]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF (egaz), Arafura Sea, Indonesia [9°00'S 133°00'E]. - Gellius fibulatus microsigma Dendy, A. 1916. Report on the non-calcareous sponges collected by Mr. James Hornell at Okhamandal in Kattiawar in 1905–6. 93-146, pls 1-4 in Hornell, J. (ed.). Report to the Government of Baroda on the marine zoology of Okhamandal in Kattiawar. London : Williams & Norgate Vol. 2. [107].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1920.12.9.19 wet (egaz - India), 27–31 m, off Duarka, Kattiawar Peninsula, India [34°24'32"N 73°53'13"E]. - Sigmadocia symbiotica Bergquist, P.R. & Tizard, C.A. 1967. Australian intertidal sponges from the Darwin area. Micronesica 3: 175-202 6 pls [183].
Type data:
Holotype AM Z3096 wet (NMV photos 25/23–26 - egaz), Darwin, NT [12°28'S 130°50'E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin, Cape Don, Cobourg Peninsula, Torres Strait, Prince of Wales Channel, Thursday Is., Port Molle, Magnetic Is., Whitsunday Ils, Mangrove Park, Thalamita Flat, Batt Reef, Low Isles, also Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth intertidal–34 m.
General References
Brien, P., Lévi, C., Sarà, M., Tuzet, O. & Vacelet, J. 1973. Spongiaires. pp. 1-716 485 figs in Grassé, P.P. (ed.). Traité de Zoologie. Anatomie, Systématique, Biologie. Paris : Masson et Cie Vol. 3(1). [536, 547]
Carter, H.J. 1878. Parasites of the Spongida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2: 157-172 fig. 1 [163] (misidentified as
Fromont, J. 1993. Descriptions of species of the Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 10: 7-40 [13] (as Haliclona cymiformis (Esper, 1794))
Fromont, J. 1999. Demosponges of the Houtman Abrolhos. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 175-184 [177] (Listed in this article)
Fromont, J. 2003. Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: Taxonomic affinities and biogeography. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Marine Biological Workshop. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. 405-417 pp. [408] (Listed in this article)
Grant, A.J., Trautman, D.A., Menz, I. & Hinde, R. 2006. Separation of two cell signalling molecules from a symbiotic sponge that modify algal carbon metabolism. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 348: 92-98 [94]
Hooper, J.N.A., Capon, R.J., Keenan, C.P., Parry, D.L. & Smit, N. 1992. Chemotaxonomy of marine sponges: families Microcionidae, Raspailiidae and Axinellidae, and their relationships with other families in the orders Poecilosclerida and Axinellida (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 6(2): 261-301 [263]
Hooper, J.N.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Kennedy, J.A., Cook, S.D. & Valentine, C.A. 1999. Sponges of the Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef: an important scientific site, or a case of mistaken identity? Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 249-262 [257] (Listed in this article)
Nevalainen, T.J., Quinn, R.J. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2004. Phospholipase A2 in Porifera. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 137(B): 413-420 [415] (Spelt as "cymiformis")
Thomassin, B.A. 1976. Feeding behaviour of the felt-feeder, sponge-feeder, and coral-feeder sea-stars, mainly Culcita schmideliana. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 28: 51-65 [53]
Trautman, D.A. 1999. Photosynthesis and respiration by the symbiotic association between a coral reef sponge and its macroalgal symbiont. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 606-606 [606]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2014 | Haliclona Grant, 1835 | 17-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 24-Mar-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 12-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |