Genus Erylus Gray, 1867
- Erylus Gray, J.E. 1867. Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the description of some new genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 492-558 pls 27-28 [549].
Type species:
Stelletta mamillaris Schmidt, 1862 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
GEODIIDAE: Stelletta euastrum Schmidt, 1868 — Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 25(63): clxvi 1-458 44 pls 1 map [239]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Japan, Indo-Malayan region, amphi-Pacific, Hawaii and New Zealand.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
- Lendenfeld, R. von 1903. Tetraxonia. In Schulze, F.E. (ed.) Das Tierreich. Berlin : Friedländer Lf 19 168 pp. 44 figs. [85-89]
- Lendenfeld, R. von 1910. The sponges. 1. The Geodidae. 2. The Erylidae. In Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, 1904–1905, and of other expeditions of the Albatross, 1888–1904. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 41(1): 1-260 pls 1-48; (2): 261-324 pls 1-8 [317-322]
Diagnosis
Thickly encrusting to massive globular sponges with simple (uniporal) afferent and efferent orifices. Megascleres are triaenes of different types according to different species (plagiotriaenes, orthotriaenes, etc.) and oxeas. Microscleres are microrhabds (ectosomal microscleres) and different types of euasters (in the choanosome).
ID Keys
See Family Geodiidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Uriz, M. J. 2002. Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867. pp. 134-140 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. [135]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2023 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Mar-2022 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 28-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED |