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Genus Rhaphoxya Hallmann, 1917

Distribution

States

Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Red Sea, Indian Ocean, E Pacific Ocean and West Indian region.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Massive to thickly flabellate; surface shiny and conulose. Ectosome fleshy without special skeleton. Choanosome cavernous with a lax skeleton of wavy and anastomosing bundles of spicules reinforced with spongin. Spicules are anisoxeas and styles with telescoped ends. Raphides and trichodragmata may be present. Distribution of the genus exclusively Australia. Seven nominal species.

 

ID Keys

See Family Dictyonellidae Diagnosis

 

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 13-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)