Species Psammocinia vesiculifera (Poléjaeff, 1884)
- Cacospongia vesiculifera Poléjaeff, N. 1884. Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 11: 1-88 pls 1-10 [58].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1885.8.8.28 wet (egaz), 13 m, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]. - Hircinia (Psammocinia) rugosa Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [63] [in key, partly based on undescribed specimens, ex J.B. Wilson Collection; type series composite; described in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (582 pl. 28 fig. 5)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1886.12.15.209 dry (NMV photos 55/0–5, =AM G2837 slide - egaz), Port Phillip Heads or Westernport Bay, VIC (as 'S.C.Australia') [38°07'S 144°48'E or 38°22'S 145°20'E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1886.12.15.344 dry (=AM G2824 slide); BMNH 1886.12.15.337–338 dry; BMNH 1886.12.15.339 dry (NMV photos 55/8–10); ZMB 6729 slide, no locality. - Hircinia (Psammocinia) tenella Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [63] [in key, described in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (580, pl. 27 fig. 8)].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMB 6732 slide, no locality, unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [466, 468] (priority overlooked)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Port Jackson and Port Phillip Heads.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 13–30 m.
General References
Sorokin, S., Fromont, J. & Currie, D. 2007. Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 132(2): 192-204 [195]
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 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |