Species Tethya laevis (Lendenfeld, 1888)
- Tethyorrhaphis laevis Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [52].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G9064 5 specimens, wet (NMV photos 18/0–2), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.529 wet (=AM G3672 slide), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1925.11.1.1089 2 slides (ex AM G9064 2/56), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1954.2.12.102 slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH unregistered slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]. - Tethyorrhaphis tuberculata Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [53].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G9065 5 specimens, wet 2 specimens (NMV photos 17/22–24), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.653 (=AM G3675 slide), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.652 wet, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; ZMB 1124 4 slides, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1954.2.10.23 2 slides 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]. - Tethyorrhaphis gigantea Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [54].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G9067 3 specimens, wet (NMV photos 18/12–15), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.651 wet (=AM G3674 2 slides), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.304, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.651a slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1954.2.12.50 slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH unregistered slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]. - Tethyorrhaphis conulosa Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. [55].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.8.27.655 2 specimens, wet (=AM G3673 slide), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.654 wet, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E]; BMNH 1886.8.27.654a–655a slide 2/56, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hallmann, E.F. 1914. A revision of the monaxonid species described as new in Lendenfeld's 'Catalogue of the sponges in the Australian Museum'. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39(Part 1): 263–315 1 fig. pls 15–24 [284]
- Bergquist, P.R. & Kelly-Borges, M. 1991. An evaluation of the genus Tethya (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) with descriptions of new species from the southwest Pacific. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 37-72 [41]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Port Jackson.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
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 [141]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |