Genus Guitarra Carter, 1874
- Guitarra Carter, H.J. 1874. Descriptions and figures of deep-sea sponges and their spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S. Porcupine, chiefly in 1869; with figures and descriptions of some remarkable spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 14: 207-221, 245-257 pls 13-15 [210].
Type species:
Guitarra fimbriata Carter, 1874 by monotypy. - Hoplakithara Kirkpatrick, R. 1907. Preliminary report on the Monaxonellida of the National Antarctic Expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 20: 271-291 [285].
Type species:
Hoplakithara dendyi Kirpatrick, 1907 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Amphi and central Atlantic, S Africa, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Antarctic, Subantarctic and N Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
- Burton, M. 1929. Porifera. Part 2. Antarctic sponges. In, British Antarctic (`Terra Nova') Expedition, 1910. Natural History Report. Zoology. 6(4): 393–458 pls 1–5. 393-458 pls 1-5 [426]
- Koltun, V.M. 1959. The Cornacuspongida of the northern and far eastern seas of the U.S.S.R. pp. 1-236 43 pls in, Keys to the Fauna of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 67 Published by the Zoological Institute, Akademia Nauk SSSR. [in Russian] [94]
- Lévi, C. 1963. Spongiaires d'Afrique du Sud, (1) Poecilosclérides. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 37: 1-72 75 figs pls 1-10 [25]
- 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 pls 1-10 [48]
Diagnosis
Guitarridae with placochelae, and palmate acanthoisochelae or bipocilla-like isochelae.
ID Keys
See Family Guitarridae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Hajdu, E. & Lerner, C. 2002. Family Guitarridae Dendy, 1924. pp. 651-655 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. [654]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 05-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |