Genus Stratospongilla Annandale, 1909
- Stratospongilla Annandale, N. 1909. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894, IX. Freshwater sponges. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 27: 559-568 [561] [first made available as a subgenus].
Type species:
Spongilla bombayensis Carter, 1882 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical parts of Southern Hemisphere.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Gulf Plains (GUP), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
- Penney, J.T. & Racek, A.A. 1968. A comprehensive revision of a world-wide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1-184 [40]
- Racek, A.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Spongillidae. pp. 396-401 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994]
Diagnosis
Spongillidae with hard to moderately hard consistency. Choanosomal skeleton vaguely reticulate. Megascleres stout oxeas, smooth or microspined. Microscleres absent. Gemmules strictly adherent to the substratum. Gemmular theca tri-layered. Outer gemmular coat of compact spongin with strongyles tangentially arranged. Pneumatic layer not well defined, appearing as an empty space with thin trabecules of spongin within gemmuloscleres, which consist of spined oxeas radially arranged.
ID Keys
See Family Spongillidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Manconi, R. & Pronzato, R. 2002. Suborder Spongillina subord. nov.: Freshwater sponges. pp. 921-1020 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. [961]
General References
Penney, J.T. & Racek, A.A. 1968. A comprehensive revision of a world-wide collection of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 272: 1-184 [40] (for extralimital synonymies)
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) |