Genus Damiria Keller, 1891
- Xytopsene Laubenfels, M.W. de 1936. A discussion of the sponge fauna of the Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. (Tortugas Lab. Paper No. 467). Publication of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington 30: 1-225 22 pls 1 map [54].
Type species:
Suberites fistulatus Carter, 1880 by original designation. - Damiria Keller, C. 1891. Die Spongienfauna des rothen Meeres (2. Hälfte). Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52: 294-368 pls 16-20 [300].
Type species:
Damiria testis Topsent, 1928 by subsequent designation, see Topsent, E. 1928. Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 74: 1-376 11 pls [64]. - Anisotylacanthaea Vacelet, J. 1969. Eponges de la Roche du large et de l'étage bathyal de Mediterranée. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 59(2): 145-219 [200].
Type species:
Anisotylacanthea curvata Vacelet, 1969 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Fistular growth form; ectosomal skeleton with tangential crust of tylotes with microspined apices; choanosomal skeleton irregularly reticulate with tracts of larger tylotes of similar morphology as ectosomal spicules; no other megascleres; microscleres may include toxas.
ID Keys
See Family Acarnidae Diagnosis.
Diagnosis References
Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. pp. 412-431 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [420]
History of changes
| 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) |