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Genus Phakellia Bowerbank, 1862

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Arctic, amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan and New Zealand.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Thin-plated or fan-shaped growth form, generally on peduncle. Surface hispid, with points of large choanosomal styles projecting through ectosome; ectosome without specialised skeleton. Choanosomal skeleton plumoreticulate, with multiple axes differentiated into primary and secondary tracts. Primary tracts, thick, visible as ‘veins’ or stout lines strengthening fan; formed by sinuous strongyles or strongyloxeas; plumo-echinated by styles and connected by secondary tracts of styles, strongyles or strongyloxeas. Megascleres, sinuous or vermiform strongyles, strongyloxeas, and styles sometimes in several size categories; occasionally oxeas. Microscleres absent.

 

ID Keys

See Family Axinellidae Diagnosis

 

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)
29-Mar-2018 DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 17-Sep-2014 MODIFIED ABRS
29-Mar-2018 15-Dec-2011 MOVED
29-Mar-2018 13-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)