Species Spirastrella decumbens Ridley, 1884
- Spirastrella decumbens 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. [470].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.2.23.278 wet (Was erroneously referred to as 'Albert Island' in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994)), 13 m, Alert Rocks/Alert Patches, Torres Strait [10°25'S 142°10'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (rejects alleged conspecificity of this species with the Mediterranean species
Spirastrella cunctatrix Schmidt, 1868, proposed by Vacelet, J., Vasseur, P. & Lévi, C. 1976. Spongiaires de la pente externe des récifs coralliens de Tuléar (Sud-Ouest de Madagascar). Mémoires. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris ns A 49: 1–116 78 figs pls 1–10 [32])
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fremantle and Koombana Bay, Alert Is., Torres Strait, Port Phillip Heads, also Indo-Malayan region, W central Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 0–40 m.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [372] (rejected synonymy with Spirastrella cunctatrix Schmidt, 1868)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 23-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |