Species Hyrtios erecta (Keller, 1889)
- Heteronema erecta Keller, C. 1889. Die Spongienfauna des rothen Meeres (1. Hälfte). Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 48: 311-405 pls 20-25 [339].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUZ 123 695 dry (egaz), Red Sea [22°32'56"N 37°06'43"E]; ZMB unknown dry (egaz), Red Sea [22°32'56"N 37°06'43"E]; BMNH 1908.9.24.224 dry fragment of type (egaz), Red Sea [22°32'56"N 37°06'43"E]. - Thorectopsamma mela Laubenfels, M.W. de 1954. The sponges of the West-Central Pacific. Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology 7: 1-306 pls 1-12 [29].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 22932 wet, Ailinglapalap Atoll, Caroline and Marshall Ils, Micronesia [specific coords not included?].
Paratype(s) USNM 10 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1965. The sponges of Micronesia, Part I. The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 19: 123-204 34 figs [129]
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [456]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Indo-west Pacific, also Red Sea, Papua New Guinea, Palau, New Caledonia, South China Sea, Indonesia.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, filter-feeder, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Coral reef, coral rubble, subtidal to 30m depth.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A., Kennedy, J.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Cook, S.D. & Quinn, R. 1999. Biodiversity, species composition and distribution of marine sponges in Northeast Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 263-274 [264] (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]
Sorokin, S., Fromont, J. & Currie, D. 2007. Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 132(2): 192-204 [195]
History of changes
| 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) |