Species Placospongia melobesioides Gray, 1867
- Placospongia melobesioides Gray, J.E. 1867. On Placospongia, a new generic form of Spongiadae in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 127-129 [127].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (not found), Borneo [1°37'33"N 112°47'34"E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Thursday Is., also West Indian region, S Africa, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Torres Strait, Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth subtidal–45 m.
General References
Becking, L.E. 2013. Revision of the genus Placospongia (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida, Placospongiidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. ZooKeys 298: 39–76
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) |