Species Neopetrosia exigua (Kirkpatrick, 1900)
- Petrosia exigua Kirkpatrick, R. 1900. IV. On the sponges of Christmas Island. In Andrews, C.W., Smith, E.A., Bernard, H.M., Kirkpatrick, R. & Chapman, F.C.: On the marine fauna of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900: 127-141 pls 12-13 [139].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1898.12.20.49 wet –49a, 2 slides 3/73 (egaz), Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Is. [10°26'27"S 105°30'46"E]. - Neopetrosia pandora Laubenfels, M.W. de 1954. The sponges of the West-Central Pacific. Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology 7: 1-306 pls 1-12 [81].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 23046 (egaz), 1–5 m, Ponapé, Truk and Palau Ils (Koror), Caroline Ils, Micronesia [6°56'13"N 158°21'21"E, 7°07'40"N 151°22'58"E,7°27'43"N 135°50'02"E].
Paratype(s) USNM 23072; USNM 22907; USNM 22917; USNM 23122; USNM 23024; USNM 22794; USNM 23031.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1965. The sponges of Micronesia, Part I. The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 19: 123-204 34 figs [149]
- Fromont, J. 1991. Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 73-96 [81]
- Desqueyroux-Faundez, R. & Valentine, C. 2002. Family Petrosiidae Van Soest, 1980. pp. 906-917 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. [910]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Is., Great Barrier Reef, QLD; Dampier Archipelago, WA: Flying Fish Cove, Batt Reef (or Low Isles?), Three Isles, also Papua New Guinea and W Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth subtidal–50 m.
General References
de Almeida Leone, P., Carroll, A.R., Towerzey, L., King, G., McArdle, B.M., Kern, G., Fisher, S., Hooper, J.N.A. & Quinn, R.J. 2008. Exiguaquinol: A Novel Pentacyclic Hydroquinone from Neopetrosia exigua that Inhibits Helicobacter pylori MurI. Organic Letters 10(12): 2585-2588
Fromont, J. 1991. Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 73-96 [81]
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. [408] (Listed in this article)
Fromont, J., Vanderklift, M.A. & Kendrick, G.A. 2006. Marine sponges of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia: patterns of species distributions, abundance and diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 15(11): 3731-3750 [3743]
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 [257] (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] (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) |