Species Phakettia virgultosa (Carter, 1887)
- Axinella virgultosa Carter, H.J. 1887. Report on the marine sponges, chiefly from King Island in the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr John Anderson. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 21: 61-84 pls 5-7 [68].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.4.26.3/ 1889.6.9.3 fragments, dry, King Is, Mergui Archipelago, coll. J. Anderson.
Generic Combinations
- Phakettia virgultosa (Carter, 1887).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
The species was initially recorded from the Mergui Archipelago (Andaman Sea province), and it is now recorded from northern Australia (Sahul Shelf province, including Bonaparte Coast and Arnhem Coast to the Gulf of Carpentaria). It is found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 52 m (Alvarez & Hooper 2010).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
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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| 31-Dec-2011 | ADDED |