Genus Pararhaphoxya Burton, 1934
- Pararhaphoxya Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [565].
Type species:
Pararhaphoxya tenuiramosa Burton, 1934 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand and W Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Stalked and branching habit. Surface smooth; oscules, when visible, form stellate patterns on the branches; consistency cartilaginous-like when alive; ectosome membranous without specialised skeleton. Choanosomal skeleton differentiated in axial and extra-axial regions; axial skeleton with thick core of interwoven strongyles dividing dichotomously along the branches; extra-axial skeleton with oxeas, single or in plumose tracts orientated at right angles to the axis. Megascleres sinuous strongyles, always located at the axial skeleton and oxeas. Microscleres absent.
ID Keys
See Family Axinellidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Alvarez De Glasby, B. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Axinellidae Carter, 1875. pp. 724-747 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. [736]
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) |