Species Spheciospongia areolata (Dendy, 1897)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Spirastrella areolata 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 [255] [lectotype figured in Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1911. The Porifera of the Siboga-Expedition. II. The genus Spirastrella. In Weber, M.W.C. (ed.). Siboga-Expéditie, Monogr. 6A: 1–69 pls 1–14, pl. 3 fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1907.8.7.3 dry (=AM G2720 slide), 36 m, outside Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E].
  Paralectotype(s) NMV G2290 (=RN 1187); BMNH 1902.10.18.471 slide of above; BMNH 1902.10.18.470 slide only (=RN 479).

  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 [100].

 

Generic Combinations

• Spheciospongia areolata (Dendy, 1897). —
  van Soest, R. 2011. Spheciospongia areolata (Dendy, 1897). In: Van Soest, R.W.M, Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Rützler, K, de Voogd, N.J., Alvarez de Glasby, B., Hajdu, E., Pisera, A.B., Manconi, R., Schoenberg, C., Janussen, D., Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M., Picton, B., Kelly, M., Vacelet, J. (2011) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M, Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Rützler, K, de Voogd, N.J., Alvarez de Glasby, B., Hajdu, E., Pisera, A.B., Manconi, R., Schoenberg, C., Janussen, D., Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M., Picton, B., Kelly, M., Vacelet, J. (2011) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170528 on 2012-01-10. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170528 (checked on 2012-01-10. 2011)

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth 36 m.

 

General References

Roberts, D.E., Cummins, S.P., Davis, A.R. & Pangway, C. 1999. Evidence for symbiotic algae in sponges from temperate coastal reefs in New South Wales, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 493-498 [495] (Listed in this article)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Mar-2018		10-Jan-2012	MOVED
29-Mar-2018		15-Dec-2011	MOVED
29-Mar-2018		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)