Species Polyfibrospongia flabellifera Bowerbank, 1877
- Polyfibrospongia flabellifera 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 data:
Holotype Dresden (probably destroyed - egaz - for "Geelvink channel"??), Teluk Sarera (as Geelvink Bay), Irian Jaya [28°19'22"S 114°10'01"E].
Status unknown, NHM-UK 1877.5.21.1302 slides of holotype, Geelvink Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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
Generic Combinations
- Carteriospongia flabellifera (Bowerbank, 1877). —
Bergquist, P.R., Ayling, A.M. & Wilkinson, C.R. 1988. Foliose Dictyoceratida of the Australian Great Barrier Reef. 1. Taxonomy and Phylogenetic relationships. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli I: Marine Ecology 9(4): 291-320 [298]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
John Brewer Reef, Hook Reef, also Geelvink Bay and Motupore Is., Papua New Guinea. Northern, eastern and western shallow tropical seas of Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 5–22 m.
General References
Bergquist, P.R., Ayling, A.M. & Wilkinson, C.R. 1988. Foliose Dictyoceratida of the Australian Great Barrier Reef. 1. Taxonomy and Phylogenetic relationships. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli I: Marine Ecology 9(4): 291-320 [298]
Bergquist, P.R., Sorokin, S. & Karuso, P. 1999. Pushing the boundaries: a new genus and species of Dictyoceratida. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 57-62 [61] (Mentioned in this article)
Wilkinson, C.R. 1988. Foliose Dictyoceratida of the Australian Great Barrier Reef. II. Ecology and distribution of these prevalent sponges. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli I: Marine Ecology 9(4): 321-328 [321]
Wilkinson, C.R., Summons, R. & Evans, E. 1999. Nitrogen fixation in symbiotic marine sponges: ecological significance and difficulties in detection. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 667-674 [669] (Listed in this article)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |