Species Tethya robusta Bowerbank, 1859
- Tethya robusta Bowerbank, J.S. 1859. On the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiadae. Part I. On the spicula. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 148: 279-332 pls 23-26 [287].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH unregistered dry, D.A.38 (NMV photo 40/16 (coords for Mauritius and Sing)), Australia, [Mauritius, Singapore] [20°13'19"S 57°35'34"E, 1°22'40"N 103°48'55"E]; BMNH 1877.5.21.276; BMNH 1877.5.21.1202 4 slides; BMNH 1877.5.21.1501 5 slides; BMNH 1877.5.21.1502 2 slides; BMNH 1877.5.21.1503 2 slides, Mauritius [20°13'19"S 57°35'34"E]; BMNH 1877.5.21.1504 2 slides, Singapore [1°22'40"N 103°48'55"E]; BMNH 1877.5.21.1506 1 slide, Singapore [1°22'40"N 103°48'55"E]; BMNH unregistered slide 2/55, Singapore [1°22'40"N 103°48'55"E]. - Tethya globostellata Lendenfeld, R. von 1897. Die Clavulina der Adria. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 69: 1-251 pls 1-12 [104].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 2963 8 specimens, Bawi, near Zanzibar, Indian Ocean [5°36'25"N 16°15'28"E]; ZMB 2383 4 slides, Bawi, near Zanzibar, Indian Ocean [5°36'25"N 16°15'28"E]; BMNH unregistered slide 2/55, Bawi, near Zanzibar, Indian Ocean [5°36'25"N 16°15'28"E]; BMNH 1897.3.25.56–59 3 slides, Bawi, near Zanzibar, Indian Ocean [5°36'25"N 16°15'28"E]; BMNH 1908.9.24.132 wet fragment of type, Bawi, near Zanzibar, Indian Ocean [5°36'25"N 16°15'28"E]. - Donatia arabica Topsent, E. 1906. Eponges recueillies par. M.C. Gravier dans la Mer Rouge. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris [published 1895-1906] 12: 557-570 [567].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHN Paris 5 specimens, wet, Djibouti, Gulf of Aden [11°35'38"N 43°08'42"E]. - Donatia japonica albanensis 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). [374].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH, 0.75–5.5 m, Oyster Harbour (Albany), WA [34°56'S 117°58'E].
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 [1037]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos, Oyster Harbour, Low Isles, Heron Is., also Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Indo-Malayan region.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth intertidal–288 m.
General References
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 [54]
Fromont, J. 1999. Demosponges of the Houtman Abrolhos. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 175-184 [180] (Listed in this article)
Hooper, J.N.A., Kennedy, J.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Cook, S.D. & Quinn, R. 1999. Biodiversity, species composition and distribution of marine sponges in Northeast Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 263-274 [264]
Sarà, M. 1990. Australian Tethya (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Great Barrier Reef with descriptions of two new species. Bollettino di Zoologia. Torino 57: 153-157 [156]
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 [148]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |