WoRMS taxon details
Craniella australis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005
234238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234238)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. (2005). Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. <em>African Natural History.</em> 1: 1-96.
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Type locality contained in Namaqua
type locality contained in Namaqua [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Craniella australis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234238 on 2023-06-05
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original description
Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. (2005). Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. <em>African Natural History.</em> 1: 1-96.
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Holotype Holotype: SAM-H4884 (cross ref. Ts 209), Vulcan Rock,Cape Town (34°04’00”S, 18°18’60”E), depth 25 m, collected
by P. Coetzee, 24 April 1996.
Paratypes: BMNH 1997.5.12.89 (fragment Ts 276),
Justin’s Cave, Oudekraal, Cape Town (33°58’90”S,
18°20’65”E), depth 8–10 m, collected by M.J. Gibbons, 7
November 1996. BMNH 1997.5.12.67 (fragment Ts 470),
Coral Gardens, Oudekraal, Cape Town (33°59’20”S,
17°23’00”E), depth 12 m, collected by T. Samaai, 12 January
1997.
Other material: Ts 285, Ts 286, Ts 288: Coral Gardens,
Oudekraal, Cape Town, South Africa (33°59’20”S,
17°23’00”E), depth 12 m, collected by T. Samaai, 12 January
1997. Ts 310, Jacobs Bay, near Saldanha Bay (32°31’S,
17°30’E), depth 4–5 m, collected by T. Samaai, 10 November
1997. Ts 421, Lüderitz, Namibia (26°31’S, 15°01’E), depth
27 m, collected by NSFRI, 12 September 1997.
The species record is foe the benguela region. Recorded on the west coast of South Africa extending to Namibia. [details]
