Species Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815)
- Alcyonium testudinarium Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1815. Suites des polypiers empâtés. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 1: 162-168, 331-340 [167] [not specimen MNHN Paris LBIM DT651 =
Spheciospongia vesparium , Lamarck Collection].Type data:
Neotype BMNH 1881.10.21.266, Cape Denison, QLD [no coords available in egaz].Secondary source:
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. [409]; Topsent, E. 1933. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Fin. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6 10: 1-60 5 figs pls 1-3 [40]; Fromont, J. 1991. Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 73-96 [84]. - Reniera crateriformis Carter, H.J. 1882. New sponges, observations on old ones, and a proposed new group. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 10: 106-125 [115].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (not found), Australia?.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dendy, A. 1889. Report on a second collection of sponges from the Gulf of Manaar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 3: 73-99 pls 3-5 [77]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay to Wessel Ils, Lizard Is. to Moreton Bay, also Indian Ocean and Indo-Malayan region.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 7–15 m.
General References
Fromont, J. 1991. Descriptions of species of the Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8(1): 73-96 [84]
Fromont, J., Vanderklift, M.A. & Kendrick, G.A. 2006. Marine sponges of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia: patterns of species distributions, abundance and diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 15(11): 3731-3750 [3743]
Hooper, J.N.A., List-Armitage, S.E., Kennedy, J.A., Cook, S.D. & Valentine, C.A. 1999. Sponges of the Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef: an important scientific site, or a case of mistaken identity? Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 249-262 [257] (Listed in this article)
Hooper, J.N.A. & Kennedy, J.A. 2002. Small-scale patterns of sponge biodiversity (Porifera) on Sunshine Coast reefs, eastern Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16(4): 637-653 [647] (Listed in this article)
Pham, N.B., Butler, M.S., Hooper, J.N.A., Moni, R.W. & Quinn, R.J. 1999. Isolation of Xestosterol esters of Brominated Acetylenic fatty acids from the marine sponge Xestospongia testudinaria. Journal of Natural Products 62(10): 1439-1442 [1439]
Pitcher, C.R., Wassenberg, T.J., Smith, G.P., Cappo, M., Hooper, J.N.A. & Doherty, P.J. 1999. Innovative new methods for measuring the natural dynamics of some structurally dominant tropical sponges and other sessile fauna. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 479-484 [483] (Listed in this article)
Quinn, R.J. & Tucker, D.J. 1985. A brominated biacetylenic acid from the marine sponge Xestospongia testudinaria. Tetrahedron Letters 26(13): 1671-1672 [1671]
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) |