Species Sigmosceptrella fibrosa (Dendy, 1897)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Spirastrella fibrosa Dendy, A. 1897. Catalogue of non-calcareous sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part 3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 9: 230-259 [254].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) NMV G2352 wet (=BMNH 1902.10.18.468 slide), 33 m, inside Port Phillip Heads and 36 m, outside Port Phillip Heads, VIC; NMV G2353 wet (=AM G2719 slide), 33 m, inside Port Phillip Heads and 36 m, outside Port Phillip Heads, VIC; NMV G2354 dry (=BMNH 1902.10.18.469 slide), 33 m, inside Port Phillip Heads and 36 m, outside Port Phillip Heads, VIC; NMV G2355 wet (=BMNH 1902.10.18.83 slide), 33 m, inside Port Phillip Heads and 36 m, outside Port Phillip Heads, VIC.

  Secondary source:

   Ayling, A.L., Stone, S. & Smith, B.J. 1982. Catalogue of types of sponge species from Southern Australia described by Arthur Dendy. Reports of the National Museum of Victoria 1: 97-109 [102].

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Phillip Heads, off Maria Is. and off Houtman Abrolhos.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

 

General References

Fromont, J. 1999. Demosponges of the Houtman Abrolhos. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 175-184 [177] (Listed in this article)

 

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)