Genus Sericolophus Ijima, 1901
Distribution
States
Queensland
Diagnosis
The body is spoon-like with thin marginalia which is flexed backwards covering part of dermal surface. Basalia are in a compact long (sometimes slightly twisted) tuft. Choanosomal, hypodermal and hypoatrial spicules are mainly pentactines. Uncinates may be divided into two or three kinds: macrouncinates, microuncinates and sometimes mesouncinates. Prostalia are scepters and basalia. Basalia are represented by 'crooks' (spicules with wavy shafts and clavate termination) and anchorate basalia (one-toothed, two-toothed, discoidal and multi-toothed terminations). Dermalia and atrialia are pinular pentactines, rarely hexactines. Microscleres are amphidiscs (one or two kinds), microhexactines and sometimes micropentactines, microstauractines and micromonactines, rarely microasters.
ID Keys
See Family Pheronomatidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Tabachnick, K. & Menshenina, L. L. 2002. Family Pheronematidae Gray, 1870. pp. 1267-1280 in Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 2. [1278]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 28-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |