Genus Taonura Carter, 1882
- Taonura Carter, H.J. 1882. New sponges, observations on old ones, and a proposed new group. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 10: 106-125 [108].
Type species:
Taonura flabelliformis Carter, 1882 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Stipitate, caliculate and occasionally foliaceous forms, arising from a basal stalk (Fig. 2A–D). The unarmoured surface is finely conulose, and typically is gently undulating. The fibre skeleton is regular and approximately rectangular, comprising simple, cored primary fibres and uncored, branching secondary fibres (Fig. 2E). The consistency is characteristically soft and compressible.
ID Keys
See Subfamily Thorectinae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Cook, S.D.C. & Bergquist, P.R. 2002. Family Thorectidae Bergquist, 1978. pp. 1028-1050 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. [1032]
General References
Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls
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) |