Species Ircinia ramosa (Keller, 1889)
- [Cacospongia dendroides] Poléjaeff, N. 1884. Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 11: 1-88 pls 1-10 [60] [with varieties dura and friabilis; junior secondary homonym per Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Science Reports of the Geat Barrier Reef Expedition 4: 513–621 pls 1–2 (580)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1885.8.8.30 wet, 33 m, Visayan Sea, central Philippines [11°37´N 123°31´E]; BMNH 1885.8.8.31 wet, 33 m, Visayan Sea, central Philippines [11°37´N 123°31´E]; BMNH 1885.8.8.32 wet, 33 m, Visayan Sea, central Philippines [11°37´N 123°31´E]. - Hircinia ramosa Keller, C. 1889. Die Spongienfauna des rothen Meeres (1. Hälfte). Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 48: 311-405 pls 20-25 [345].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUZ 124 185 wet* (egz- Red Sea), Suakin, Red Sea [22°32'56"N 37°06'43"E]. - Hircinia schulzei Dendy, A. 1905. Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. 57-246 pls 1-16 in Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. London : Royal Society Vol. 3 Suppl. 18. [221].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.97 wet (egaz - Galle), Galle and further up west coast, Sri Lanka [6°01'58"N 80°13'04"E]. - Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kai Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 294-448 pls 13-21 [435].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 1021 wet (egaz - Arafura Sea), 40 m, Strait of Dobo, Aru Ils, Arafura Sea; 10–14 m, off Ufjir [9°00'S 133°00'E]; SMF 1513 wet (egz- Arafura Sea), 40 m, Strait of Dobo, Aru Ils, Arafura Sea; 10–14 m, off Ufjir [9°00'S 133°00'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wiedenmayer, F. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [235]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Satellite Reef, Howick Is., Turtle Is., Papuan Pass, North Anchorage, Eagle Is., Torres Strait, Pine Is.; allegedly also West Indian region, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific (all doubful synonyms).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth subtidal–100 m.
General References
Bannister, R.J., Brinkman, R., Battershill, C. & de Nys, R. 2007. The distribution and abundance of dictyoceratid sponges in relation to hydrodynamic features: identifying candidates and environmental conditions for sponge aquaculture. Marine and Freshwater Research 58(7): 624–633 [628]
Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (notes that [Cacospongia dendroides] Poléjaeff is not conspecific with Hircinia dendroides Schmidt, 1862, and Keller's (1889) name is the oldest available name for this species; however synonymy is doubtful)
Nevalainen, T.J., Quinn, R.J. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2004. Phospholipase A2 in Porifera. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 137(B): 413-420 [415] (Listed in this article)
Wilkinson, C.R., Summons, R. & Evans, E. 1999. Nitrogen fixation in symbiotic marine sponges: ecological significance and difficulties in detection. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 667-674 [669] (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) |