Species Spheciospongia tentorioides (Dendy, 1905)
- Spirastrella tentorioides Dendy, A. 1905. Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. 57-246 pls 1-16 in Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. London : Royal Society Vol. 3 Suppl. 18. [125].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.124 dry, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon Seas) [8°23'31"N 80°11'24"E].
Paratype(s) BMNH RN239 2 slides 2/19.Secondary source:
Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1911. The Porifera of the Siboga-Expedition. II. The genus Spirastrella. In Weber, M.W.C. (ed.). Siboga Expéditie Monographie 6A: 1-69 pls 1-14. - Spirastrella tentorioides australis Hentschel, E. 1909. Tetraxonida. 347-402 pls 22-23 1. Teil. in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2 (21). [383].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH, 7–8 m, NW of Middle Bluff, Shark Bay, WA [25°48'S 113°27'E]; ZMB 4274 fragment of type, 7–8 m, NW of Middle Bluff, Shark Bay, WA [25°48'S 113°27'E]; BMNH unregistered slide Hentschel 1472 2/22, 7–8 m, NW of Middle Bluff, Shark Bay, WA [25°48'S 113°27'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1911. The Porifera of the Siboga-Expedition. II. The genus Spirastrella. In Weber, M.W.C. (ed.). Siboga Expéditie Monographie 6A: 1-69 pls 1-14 [24]
Generic Combinations
- Spheciospongia tentorioides (Dendy, 1905). —
Van Soest, R.W.M. & Beglinger, E.J. 2008. Tetractinellid and hadromerid sponges from the Sultanate of Oman. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 82(53): 749-790
van Soest, R. 2011. Spheciospongia tentorioides (Dendy, 1905). 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=170561 on 2012-01-10. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170561 (checked on 2012-01-10)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, and also Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 7–8 m.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |