Species Polymastia massalis Carter, 1886
- Polymastia massalis Carter, H.J. 1886. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 17: 40-53, 112-127 [121].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.12.15.53 wet (NMV photos 38/16,17, =AM G2750 slide), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E].
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
North Island, New Zealand (with question).
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 34 m.
General References
Kelly-Borges, M. & Bergquist, P.R. 1997. Revision of southwest Pacific Polymastiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) with descriptions of new species of Polymastia Bowerbank, Tylexocladus Topsent, and Acanthopolymastia gen.nov. from New Zealand and the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31: 367-402 [390] (identification with question)
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) |