Species Thorecta prima (Lendenfeld, 1885)
- Cacospongia exemplum prima Lendenfeld, R. von 1885. A monograph of the Australian sponges. Part 5. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 282-325 pls 26-35 [307] [redescribed in
Thorecta by Lendenfeld, R. von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney. London : Taylor & Francis 260 pp. 12 pls. (143); Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (357, pl. 24 fig. 7) (specimen BMNH 1886.8.27.182)].Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1886.8.27.182 dry (NMV photos 50/33–34 - egaz), Torres Strait, QLD [10°25'S 142°10'E].
Paralectotype(s) AM Z552 wet, 6 or 7 specimens (NMV photos 14/32–34)), Broughton Is. [32°37'S 152°21'E]; AM G3980 3 dry specimens (one figured in Whitelegge, T. 1901. Report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 55–118 pls 10–15 pl. 14 fig. 28a, NMV photos 8/23–24); BMNH 1886.8.27.180 wet, –181, slide, Broughton Is.) [32°37'S 152°21'E]; ZMB 1195, 3 slides (egaz), WA [25°00'S 122°00'E]; BMNH 1886.3.9.2 dry (depository uncertain, King George Sound WA, as var. lamella)); ZMB 7166 2 slides, no locality.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Port Phillip Bay, King George Sound, Broughton Island, Torres Strait and Bellinger River.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
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 [470] (species unrecognisable pending revision)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |