Species Australocladia alopecura Kelly & Vacelet, 2023
- Australocladia alopecura Kelly, M., Vacelet, J., Hestetun, J. & Mills, S. 2023. New species of Abyssocladia and two new cladorhizid genera (Porifera, Cladorhizidae) from New Zealand and Australia. Zootaxa 5270(1): 001–047.Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6B84A559-1BAC-4CC0-8E40-F5C54F17478C
Type data:
Holotype QM G339782 (770–810m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/79, Seamount 7, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [53.715°S, 159.131°E].
Paratype(s) QM G339783, same data as Holotype; QM G339784, G339785 (1150–1270m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/81, Seamount 7, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [53.731°S, 159.166°E]; QM G339786 (501–630m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/91, Seamount 8, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [55.362°S, 158.428°E]; NIWA 52678 (501–630m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/91, Seamount 8, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [55.362°S, 158.428°E]; NIWA 40869 (501–577m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/94, Seamount 8, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [55.371° S, 158.386° E]; NIWA 155801 (790–1025m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/102, Seamount 9, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [56.242°S, 158.462°E]; QM G339787 (790–1025m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/102, Seamount 9, Macquarie Ridge (Australia EEZ) [56.242°S, 158.462°E]; NIWA 41138 (1400–1615m depth), NIWA Stn TAN0803/118, Seamount 10, Macquarie Ridge (International waters) [59.048°S, 158.901°E]; NIWA 24649 (1335m depth), NZOI Stn G132, Southwest of Bounty Plateau [49.983°S, 177. 533°E].
Introduction
The species was reported as Abyssocladia sp. in van Soest et al. (2012) and as Abyssocladia n. sp. C in Hestetun et al. (2016).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian specimens collected from seamounts on the Macquarie Ridge in the Australia EEZ; species also reported from New Zealand and International Waters
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
General References
Hestetun, J.T., Vacelet, J., Boury-Esnault, N., Borchiellini, C., Kelly, M., Ríos, P., Cristobo, J. & Rapp, H.T. 2016. The systematics of carnivorous sponges. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94(A): 327–345
Van Soest, R.W.M., Boury-Esnault, N., Vacelet, J., Dohrmann, M., Erpenbeck, D., de Voogd, N.J., Santodomingo, N., Vanhoorne, B., Kelly, M. & Hooper, J.N.A. 2012. Global Diversity of Sponges (Porifera). PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) PONE-S-11-32233
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-Dec-2023 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 17-Nov-2023 | MODIFIED | |
POECILOSCLERIDA Topsent, 1928 | 11-Jul-2023 | ADDED |