Species Zyzzya massalis (Dendy, 1922)
- Plocamia massalis Dendy, A. 1922. Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S. Sealark in the Indian Ocean. In Report of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Vol. 7. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 18: 1-164 pls 1-18 [78].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1921.11.7.67 (egaz), 200 m, off Mauritius, Indian Ocean [20°13'19"S 57°35'34"E]. - Damirina verticillata Burton, M. 1959. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 10(5): 151-281 41 figs [240].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1936.3.4.510 (egaz), 113 m, Pemba Channel, off Tanga, Zanzibar [5°18'35"S 39°18'43"E]. - Paracornulum atoxa Vacelet, J., Vasseur, P. & Lévi, C. 1976. Spongiaires de la pente externe des récifs coralliens de Tuléar (Sud-Ouest de Madagascar). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] ns A 49: 1-116 78 figs pls 1-10 [59].
Type data:
Holotype MNHN Paris LBIM DJV E611a (egaz), 5.5 m, south of Grande Passe d'Ifaty, off Tuléar, Madagascar [19°05'55"S 46°38'00"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. & Krasochin, V.B. 1989. Redescription of the burrowing sponge Zyzzya massalis (Dendy) from the Seychelles and Houtman-Abrolhos Islands. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 133-140 [133]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Pelsart Ils, Houtman Abrolhos, also circum-Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 18–20 m.
General References
Fromont, J. 1999. Demosponges of the Houtman Abrolhos. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 44: 175-184 [177] (Listed in this article)
Schönberg, C.H.L. 2000. Bioeroding sponges common to the central Australian Great Barrier Reef: descriptions of three new species, two new records and additions to two previously described species. Senckenbergiana Maritima 30(3/6): 161-221 [188]
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 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |