Species Thorectandra excavatus (Ridley, 1884)
- Stelospongus excavatus Ridley, S.O. 1884. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881–1882. Spongiida. (Part 1, Australian sponges). London : British Museum (Natural History) 366-482, pls 39-43. [383] [in part lectotype only; paralectotypes =
Dysidea septosa (Lamarck); lectotype figured in Ridley, S.O. 1884. Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881–1882. Spongiida. (Part 1, Australian sponges). London : British Museum (Natural History) pp. 366–482, pls 39–43., Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls., Laubenfels, M.W. de 1948. The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 3: 1–217 31 figs 30 pls].Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1882.2.23.211 dry (NMV photos 51/24–26 - egaz), 59–66 m, Arafura Sea, NT (or Port Molle, QLD) [9°00'S 133°00'E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1881.10.21.315 wet (egaz), Port Molle, QLD [20°20'S 148°51'E].Secondary source:
Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. [pl. 26 fig. 4]; Laubenfels, M.W. de 1948. The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 3: 1-217 31 figs 30 pls [pl. 20 fig. 39].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Port Molle (=Airlee Beach), Darwin, Arafura Sea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 58–66 m.
General References
Cambie, R.C., Craw, P.A., Bergquist, P.R. & Karuso, P. 1988. Chemistry of Sponges. 3. Manoalide monoacetate and thorectolide monoacetate, 2 new sesterterpenoids from Thorectandra excavatus. Journal of Natural Products Lloydia 51(2): 331-334 [331]
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 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |