Species Radiospongilla philippinensis (Annandale, 1909)
- Spongilla philippinensis Annandale, N. 1909. Freshwater sponges in the collection of the United States National Museum. I. Specimens from the Philippines and Australia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 36: 627-632 [629].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 7718 (egaz - Mindanao), Lake Lanao, Camp Keithly, Mindanao, Philippines [7°39'03"N 124°35'02"E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also Philippines.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Often in distinctly alkaline waters, forming cushions wrapping around submerged timber or bamboo logs, no associations with zoochlorellae.
General References
Annandale, N. 1909. Freshwater sponges in the collection of the United States National Museum. I. Specimens from the Philippines and Australia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 36: 627-632 [627] (misidentification and erroneous spelling as
Gee, N.G. 1931. Freshwater sponges from Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 25-62 [37] (redescribed wrongly identified specimen op. cit. for
Penney, J.T. & Racek, A.A. 1968. A comprehensive revision of a world-wide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1-184 [64]
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) |