Species Thorecta murrayi (Poléjaeff, 1884)
- Cacospongia murrayi Poléjaeff, N. 1884. Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 11: 1-88 pls 1-10 [57].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1885.8.8.27 wet and fragment (egaz), 64 m, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Port Jackson and Tuggerah Beach.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 64 m.
General References
Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [464, 470 fig. 10a] (misidentifies and misinterprets holotype)
Wiedenmayer, F. 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] (assignment to Thorecta doubtful)
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) |