Species Mycale (Paresperella) gelatinosa (Ridley, 1884)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Esperia gelatinosa Ridley, S.O. 1884. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881–2. Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. Spongiida. London : British Museum (Natural History) 582-630 pls 53-54. [611].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1882.10.17.93–6 wet, 35–45 m, Providence Reef and Providence Is., Mascarene Ils, Indian Ocean; BMNH 1882.10.17.103–105 wet, 35–45 m, Providence Reef and Providence Is., Mascarene Ils, Indian Ocean; BMNH 1882.10.17.113 wet, 35–45 m, Providence Reef and Providence Is., Mascarene Ils, Indian Ocean.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Torres Strait, Cape York, and also Indian Ocean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth 5–44 m.

 

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)