Genus Phakettia Laubenfels, 1936
- Phakettia Laubenfels, 1936.
Type species:
Phakellia cactoides Burton, 1928 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Laubenfels, M.W. de 1936. A discussion of the sponge fauna of the Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. (Tortugas Lab. Paper No. 467). Publication of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington 30: 1-225 22 pls 1 map [130]
Distribution
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Diagnosis
Dictyonellidae with a central region of long styles aggregated in a confused and dense mass, from which they radiate, sometimes in thick bundles, to the periphery and project through the surface.
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M., Erpenbeck, D. & Alvarez De Glasby, B. 2002. Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Diaz & Pomponi, 1990. pp. 773-786 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. [779]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 27-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 31-Dec-2011 | ADDED |