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Genus Phycopsis Carter, 1883

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific Ocean.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Branching-bushy-stipitate and stalked growth form. Surface villous with long processes as filaments; ectosome without specialised skeleton. Choanosomal skeleton differentiated into axial and extra-axial regions. Axial skeleton compressed and vaguely reticulated with close-set of spongin fibres and spicules. Extraaxial skeleton with thick spongin fibres cored by ascending multispicular tracts, radiating from central axis and ending in surface processes. Megascleres strongyles, oxeas-anisoxeas and styles (including sinuous forms), not localised in any particular area of the skeleton. 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 15-Dec-2011 MOVED
29-Mar-2018 13-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)