Species Oceanapia sagittaria (Sollas, 1902)
- Gellius sagittarius Sollas, I.B.J. 1902. On the sponges collected during the 'Skeat Expedition' to the Malay Peninsula, 1899–1900. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902: 210–221 pls 14, 15 [212].
Type data:
Holotype CUMZ (egaz - Malay Peninsula), Pulau Bidang Is., West Coast of the Malay Peninsula [9°19'08"N 98°44'06"E]. - Gellius angulatus canaliculatus 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. [136].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.32 wet (egaz), off Galle, Sri Lanka [8°23'31"N 80°11'24"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [538]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Low Isles, Sand Flat and Thalamita Flat, Torres Strait, also Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth intertidal–14 m.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A., Kelly-Borges, M. & Riddle, M. 1993. Oceanapia sagittaria from the Gulf of Thailand. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33(1): 61-72 [62] (redescribed in Oceanapia)
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)
McDonald, J.I., McGuinness, K.A. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2003. Influence of re-orientation on alignment to flow and tissue production in a Spongia sp. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 296: 13-22 [14] (Listed in this article)
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) |