Genus Polyfibrospongia Bowerbank, 1877
- Polyfibrospongia Bowerbank, J.S. 1877. Description of five new species of sponges discovered by Dr. A.B. Meyer on the Philippine Islands and New Guinea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 456-464 [459].
Type species:
Polyfibrospongia flabellifera Bowerbank, 1877 by monotypy.
Introduction
Wahab et al. in 2020 resurrected this genus with its original species after being synonymised with Carteriospongia since Bergquist in 1980.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Wahab, M.A.A., Wilson, N.G., Prada, D., Gomez, O. & Fromont, J. 2020. Molecular and morphological assessment of tropical sponges in the subfamily Phyllospongiinae, with the descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1–37
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Aug-2021 | ADDED |