Species Ianthella flabelliformis (Pallas, 1766)
- Spongia flabelliformis Pallas, P.S. 1766. Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. Hagae-comitum : P. van Cleef 45 pp. [380].
Type data:
Status unknown, 'southern seas'.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Penguin Channel, Torres Strait, Port Jackson, Hawksbury Rive; also southern Papua New Guinea.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 8–51 m.
General References
Bergquist, P.R. & Kelly-Borges, M. 1995. Systematics and biogeography of the genus Ianthella (Demospongiae: Verongida: Ianthellidae) in the South-west Pacific. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 151-176 [155]
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. [409] (Listed in this article)
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 [260] (Listed in this article)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |