Species Niphates nitida Fromont, 1993
- Niphates nitida Fromont, J. 1993. Descriptions of species of the Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 10: 7-40 [20] [this species may be a synonym of Gelloides pumilis (Lendenfeld), Van Soest, R.W.M. (pers. comm.)].
Type data:
Holotype QM G2501, 7 m, Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Is., Great Barrier Reef (19º09´S 146º52´E), QLD [19°09´S 146°52´E].
Paratype(s) QM G25032.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth shallow waters–7 m.
General References
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]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |