Species Topsentia dura (Lindgren, 1897)
- Halichondria dura Lindgren, N.G. 1897. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malaiischen Archipels und der Chinesischen Meere. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20: 480-487 [480].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM unknown wet (fragment BMNH 1929.11.26.41 - egaz- Indonesia), Selat Kelasa (as Gaspar Strait), Java Sea, Indonesia [3°50'39"S 137°40'49"E].
Generic Combinations
- Topsentia dura (Lindgren, 1897). —
Hooper, J.N.A., Cook, S.D., Hobbs, L.J. & Kennedy, J.A. 1997. Australian Halichondriidae (Porifera: Demospongiae): I. Species from the Beagle Gulf. pp. 1-65 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [14]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin Harbour and Wessel Is, NT; also Java Sea, Indonesia; from the intertidal zone to 25 m depth (Alvarez & Hooper 2011).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, filter-feeder, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Intertidal-shallow subtidal; laterite rock and fringing coral reefs, sand substrate.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |