Genus Tentorium Vosmaer, 1887
- Thecophora Schmidt, E.O. 1870. Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des Atlantischen Gebietes. Leipzig : Engelmann 88 pp. 6 pls. [50] [junior homonym of Thecophora Rondani, 1845 (Diptera), Thecophora Agassiz, 1846 (Odonata) and Thecophora Lederer, 1857 (Lepidoptera)].
Type species:
Thecophora semisuberites Schmidt, 1870 by monotypy. - Tentorium Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1887. Porifera. In Bronn, H.G. Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thierreichs 2: i-xii 1-496 pls 1-34 [329] [nom. nov. for Thecophora Schmidt, 1870].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
SW and N Atlantic, Arctic, Subantarctic and Antarctic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Distribution References
- Koltun, V.M. 1966. The Tetraxonida of the northern and fareastern seas of the U.S.S.R. pp. 1-112 38 pls in, Keys to the Fauna of the U.S.S.R. Published by the Zoological Institute, Akademia Nauk SSSR Moscow : Izdatel'stvo ‘Nauka'. [in Russian] [16]
- Koltun, V.M. 1976. Porifera. Part I. Antarctic sponges. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B Zoology & Botany 9(4): 147-198 pls 1-3 [168]
Diagnosis
Polymastiidae with columnar or globular growth form protected by a dense cylindrical sheath of longitudinally placed spicules which form a solid imperforate layer. The ectosomal skeleton contains bundles of smaller spicules arranged in a palisade and is limited to the upper surface of the cylinder. Ostia are present on the upper surface. The oscule at the top of a small papilla is on centre of the upper surface. Megascleres are subtylostyles and tylostyles.
ID Keys
See Family Polymastiidae Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Boury-Esnault, N. 2002. Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. pp. 201-219 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. [215]
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) |