Genus Phakellia Bowerbank, 1862
- Phakellia Bowerbank, J.S. 1862. On the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III. On the generic characters, the specific characters, and on the method of examination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 152: 1087-1135 pls 72-74 [1108].
Type species:
Halichondria ventilabrum Johnston, 1842 by original designation. - Querciclona Laubenfels, M.W. de 1936. A discussion of the sponge fauna of the Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. (Tortugas Lab. Paper No. 467). Publication of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington 30: 1-225 22 pls 1 map [46].
Type species:
Antherochalina quercifolia Keller, 1889 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. & Lévi, C. 1993. Axinellida from the New Caledonian lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7(6): 1395-1472
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Arctic, amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan and New Zealand.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Thin-plated or fan-shaped growth form, generally on peduncle. Surface hispid, with points of large choanosomal styles projecting through ectosome; ectosome without specialised skeleton. Choanosomal skeleton plumoreticulate, with multiple axes differentiated into primary and secondary tracts. Primary tracts, thick, visible as ‘veins’ or stout lines strengthening fan; formed by sinuous strongyles or strongyloxeas; plumo-echinated by styles and connected by secondary tracts of styles, strongyles or strongyloxeas. Megascleres, sinuous or vermiform strongyles, strongyloxeas, and styles sometimes in several size categories; occasionally oxeas. Microscleres absent.
ID Keys
See Family Axinellidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Alvarez De Glasby, B. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Axinellidae Carter, 1875. pp. 724-747 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. [738]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 17-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |