Abstract

The results obtained by the examination of the fragments from the British Museum, are confirmatory of the descriptions of the Lendenfeldian types as published in my report The species dealt with are as follows: Arenochalina mirabilis, Lendenfeld, from Torres Straits. The spicules are styli, and occur in both the main and secondary fibres. A recently collected specimen from Port Jackson exhibits numerous similar styli in the ground substance. A fragment of Clathria (Plectispa) arborea, Lendenfeld, appears under the name of Thalassodendron reticulata, Lendenfeld. The echinating spicules in this example are spined styli; the question as to what particular sponge was. described under the above name still requires an answer, inasmuch as the fibres are described as being echinated by smooth styli.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Whitelegge, 1902, Rec. Aust. Mus. 4(5): 211–216
Author
T. Whitelegge
Year
1902
Title
Supplementary notes to the report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
4
Issue
5
Start Page
211
End Page
216
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.4.1902.1099
Language
en
Date Published
06 January 1902
Cover Date
06 January 1902
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
PORIFERANS; CHECKLIST; SPONGES
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07 November 2008
Available Online
19 December 2008
Reference Number
1099
EndNote
1099.enw
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