Genus Sollasella Lendenfeld, 1888
- Sollasella Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [56].
Type species:
Sollasella digitata Lendenfeld, 1888 by monotypy. - Raspailopsis Burton, M. 1959. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 10(5): 151-281 41 figs [256].
Type species:
Raspailopsis cervicornis Burton, 1959 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- van Soest, R.W.M., Hooper, J.N.A, Beglinger, E. & Erpenbeck, D. 2006. Affinities of the family Sollasellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae). I. Morphological evidence. Contributions to Zoology 75(3/4): 133-144 [133]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East coast Australia; also Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, South Arabian coast including Oman, and Zanzibar, 13.5-38m (Zanzibar area: 73-165m).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Diagnosis
Sollasellidae with stalked ramose habit and with polygonal ornamentation of lines of inhalant openings on the surface. Choanosomal skeleton consisting of an axial core of aligned spicule bundles and extra-axial perpendicular bundles set at right angles to the axial core and traversing a subcortical region. Ectosomal skeleton a distinct cortex of spicule brushes. Megascleres small oxeas and large styles.
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Sollasellidae Lendenfeld, 1887. pp. 279-280 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [279]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 03-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |