Species Theonella xanthus (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010)
- Dercitus xanthus Sutcliffe, P.R., Hooper, J.N.A. & Pitcher, C.R. 2010. The most common sponges on the Great Barrer Reef seabed, Australia, include species new to science (Phylum Porifera). Zootaxa 2616: 1-30 [6].
Type data:
Holotype QM G329976 wet, South of Rock Cod Shoal, off Gladstone, Great Barrier Reef, 34 m depth, epibenthic sled, 20 ix. 2004, coll. FRV Lady Basten [23°43′30″S, 151°39′53″E,].
Paratype(s) QM G329977 wet, East of Lady Musgrave Island, Great Barrier Reef, 42 m depth, epibenthic sled, 21 ix. 2004, coll. FRV Lady Basten [23°53′06″S, 152°06′17″E]; QM G32978 wet, South of Big Broadhurst Reef, off Townsville, Great Barrier Reef, 42 m depth, epibenthic sled, 27 xi. 2003, coll. RV Lady Basten [19°24′18″S, 147°56′06″E].
Generic Combinations
- Theonella xanthus (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010). —
Hall, K.A., Ekins, M.G. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2014. Two new desma-less species of Theonella Gray, 1868 (Demospongiae: Astrophorida: Theonellidae), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and a re-evaluation of one species assigned previously to Dercitus Gray, 1867. Zootaxa 3814(4): 451–477 [460–464, figs 1, 4, 6]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Dercitus (Stoeba) xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010 [subgeneric reassignment]. —
van Soest, R.W.M., Beglinger, E.J. & de Voogd, N.J. 2010. Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). ZooKeys 68: 1–88 [38] (subgenus reassignment)
van Soest, R. 2012. Dercitus (Stoeba) xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010. van Soest, R.W.M, Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Rützler, K, de Voogd, N.J., Alvarez de Glasby, B., Hajdu, E., Pisera, A.B., Manconi, R., Schoenberg, C., Janussen, D., Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M., Picton, B., Kelly, M., Vacelet, J. & Dohrmann, M. (Eds.), World Porifera database. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=555787 (accessed 14 November 2012)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Distributed throughout the Great Barrier Reef, from the southern extremities adjacent to Rockhampton and the Capricorn Bunker group, extending through to the northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. Found on sandy bottoms in areas with a high component of calcium carbonate rubble. Depths range from 16 to 86 m, with the highest concentration of specimens found in depths of 30 to 40 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 11-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 13-Jan-2012 | ADDED |