Species Sarcotragus muscarum Schmidt, 1864
- Sarcotragus muscarum Schmidt, E.O. 1864. Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. [29] [record from Port Jackson, NSW, in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (577) is doubtful, probably a sibling species].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MJG 15480 wet (egaz - Hvar), Hvar, Vis Is. (as Lissa), Yugoslavia, Adriatic Sea [43°10'22"N 16°26'34"E]; MJG 15417 dry (egaz - Hvar), Hvar [43°10'22"N 16°26'34"E]; MJG 15484 dry, locality?.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia; also Mediterranean (record from Port Jackson, NSW, in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (577) is doubtful, probably a sibling species).
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 40–70 m.
General References
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
Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (questions conspecificity of European and Australian populations)
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) |