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Genus Heterorotula Penney & Racek, 1968

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Spongillidae with massive and bulbous growth form and with lobate surface. Choanosomal skeleton irregularly alveolate with paucispicular tracts. Moderate amount of spongin. Megascleres spiny oxeas. Microscleres absent. Gemmules scattered with cages of megascleres. Gemmular theca trilayered with radially embedded gemmuloscleres. Gemmuloscleres birotules.

 

ID Keys

See Family Spongillidae Diagnosis.

 

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)