Species Theonella maricae Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
- Theonella maricae Hall, K.A., Ekins, M.G. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2014. Two new desma-less species of Theonella Gray, 1868 (Demospongiae: Astrophorida: Theonellidae), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and a re-evaluation of one species assigned previously to Dercitus Gray, 1867. Zootaxa 3814(4): 451–477 [458–461].
Type data:
Holotype QM G331427 (=SBD513035) (28.0 m (depth), coll. CSIRO Great Barrier Reef Seabed Biodiversity Project on RV Lady Basten, 22.Sep.2004, epibenthic sled), Australia, Great Barrier Reef, inter-reef sea floor, south-east of Guthrie Shoal [23.095°S 151.875°E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Formed close associations with specimens of a single species of Tenagodus (Siliquariidae).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 11-Jun-2014 | ADDED | ABRS |