Genus Lissodendoryx Topsent, 1892
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [540]
Introduction
Subgenera not identified in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 310), synonymy followed Bakus (1966: 513).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, N Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean Sea, S Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan, New Zealand, N central and E Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, Subantarctic, Red Sea, Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Massive, lobate, or flabelliform sponges, with irregular or clathrate surface. Ectosomal skeleton with smooth ectosomal tylotes or strongyles forming tangential tracts and surface brushes; choanosomal skeleton composed of smooth or acanthose choanosomal styles, sometimes oxeas or strongyles, forming an isodictyal reticulate architecture of single spicules; echinating spicules may be present; microscleres are arcuate isochelae, sigmas, and raphides in trichodragmata. Cosmopolitan distribution, many species.
ID Keys
Key to subgenera of Lissodendoryx
(1) Only a single megasclere type --------------------------------------------------------------------- Anomodoryx
At least two megasclere types (differentiated ectosomal and choanosomal megascleres) --------------------- 2
(2) Choanosomal megascleres oxeas ------------------------------------------------------------- Waldoschmittia
Choanosomal megascleres smooth or spined styles ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3
(3) Skeletal architecture plumose with thick tracts of (acantho-) styles ----------------------- Acanthodoryx
Skeletal architecture reticulate, usually isotropic --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
(4) Spicules include a second category of smaller acanthostyles ----------------------------------- Ectyodoryx
No second category of smaller acanthostyles ----------------------------------------------------- Lissodendoryx
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. pp. 528-546 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. [540]
General References
Bakus, G.J. 1966. Marine poeciloscleridan sponges of the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. Journal of Zoology, London 149: 415-531 2 pls
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]
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) |