Species Tethya deformis Thiele, 1898

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tethya deformis Thiele, J. 1898. Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Zoologica (New York) 24: 1-72 pls 1-8 [29].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 7141 (coord for Hokkaido, Jap), Enoshima, Japan [43°38'27"N 143°17'20"E].
• Tethya amamensis Thiele, J. 1898. Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Zoologica (New York) 24: 1-72 pls 1-8 [30].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 4895, Lui–Kiu Ils, Amami–Oshima, Japan [28°22'26"N 129°06'28"E].
• Tethya affinis Kirkpatrick, R. 1900. IV. On the sponges of Christmas Island. In Andrews, C.W., Smith, E.A., Bernard, H.M., Kirkpatrick, R. & Chapman, F.C.: On the marine fauna of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1900: 127-141 pls 12-13 [133].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1898.12.20.35 wet –352, slide 2/47, Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Is. [10°26'27"S 105°30'46"E, 10°29'11"S 105°37'43"E].
• Donatia papillosa Thiele, J. 1905. Die Kiesel-und Hornschwämme der Sammlung Plate. Zoologische Jahrbücher 6: 407-496 pls 27-33 [408].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 3269, Calbuco, Chile [41°46'47"S 73°08'56"W].
• Donatia lyncurium australis Kirk, H.B. 1911. Sponges collected at the Kermadec Islands by Mr. W.R.B. Oliver. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 43: 574-581 pl. 27 [574].

  Type data:

   Holotype MONZ fragment of type, 1 slide, Kermadec Ils, South Pacific (Meyer Is., near Sunday Is.) [34°07'01"S 122°45'17"E].

  Secondary source:

   Fell, H.B. 1950. The Kirk Collection of sponges (Porifera) in the Zoology Museum, Victoria University College. Zoological Publications of Victoria University College 4: 1-12 1 pl.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Burton, M. 1924. A revision of the sponge family Donatidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1924: 1033-1045 pl. 1 [1036]

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Christmas Ils, Flying Fish Cove, Port Philip Heads, also Japan, New Zealand, Kermadec Is. and SE Pacific (Chile).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

 

General References

Sarà, M. & Sarà, A. 2004. A revision of Australian and New Zealand Tethya (Porifera: Demospongiae) with a preliminary analysis of species-groupings. Invertebrate Systematics 18: 117-156 [138]

 

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)