Genus Pseudohalichondria Carter, 1886
- Pseudohalichondria Carter, H.J. 1886. Supplement to the descriptions of Mr. J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 18: 445-466 pl. 10 [454].
Type species:
Pseudohalichondria clavilobata Carter, 1886 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Diagnosis
Massive, flabellate; ectosomal skeleton with subtylostyles; choanosomal skeleton composed of thick fibres cored with sand and subtylostyles; microscleres are spined arcuate isochelae.
ID Keys
See Family Hymedesmiidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. pp. 575-593 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. [592]
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) |