Species Terpios australiensis Hentschel, 1909
- Terpios australiensis 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). [394].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, 11–12.5 m, NW of Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay, WA [26°06'3''S 113°22'1''E].
Paratype(s) BMNH unregistered 2 slides, Hentschel 1486, 2/44.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (rejects synonymy of this species with
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864,Hymeniacidon gelatinosa Bowerbank, 1866,Hymedesmia tenuicula Bowerbank, 1882 andTerpios caerulea Carter, 1882 proposed by Topsent, E. 1900. Etude monographique des Spongiaires de France. III. Monaxonida (Hadromerina). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 3 8: 1–331 pls 1–8 [193])
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, also Indo-Malayan region and W Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth intertidal–67 m.
General References
Hentschel, E. 1912. Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kai Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 34: 294-448 pls 13-21 [327]
Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [411] (rejected synonymy with Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
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) |