Genus Pleraplysilla Topsent, 1905
- Pleraplysilla Topsent, E. 1905. Etude sur les Dendroceratida. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 4 3: clxxi-cxcii 3 figs [clxxxiv].
Type species:
Spongelia spinifera Schulze, 1878 by subsequent designation, see Vacelet, J. 1959. Répartition générale des Eponges et systématique des Eponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. Recueil des Travaux de la Station Marine d'Endoume. Marseille 26: 39-101 pls 1-3 [64].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
West Indian region, N Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and Indo-Malayan region.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
These sponges are encrusting, some flat against the substratum (Fig. 1G), some producing upright fingers (Fig. 1F), with a maximum thickness of 20 mm. They are spreading, sparsely conulose, and whitish to pale yellow or mid-brown. The sponge is delicate, soft, with a slippery texture. The fibre skeleton is sparse. Fibres arising from basal plates (Fig. 1H) are cored with foreign debris, and taper toward the surface where they extend into short conules. A secondary fibre reticulum is developed in one species but is concentrated towards the base of the 5 mm thick sponge (Maldonado & Uriz 1999).
ID Keys
See Family Dyseidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Cook, S.D.C. & Bergquist, P.R. 2002. Family Spongiidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1051-1060 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. [1063]
History of changes
| 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) |