WoRMS taxon details
Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) physa (Schmidt, 1875)
168839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168839)
accepted
Species
Coelosphaera physa (Schmidt, 1875) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Histoderma physa (Schmidt, 1875) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875) Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. <em>Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel.</em> 2-3: 115-120, pl. I., available online at https://archive.org/details/wissenschaftlich2318komm
page(s): 118 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Norway
type locality contained in Southern Norway [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; 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.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) physa (Schmidt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168839 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875) Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. <em>Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel.</em> 2-3: 115-120, pl. I., available online at https://archive.org/details/wissenschaftlich2318komm
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887) Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 445-446 [details]
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887) Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 445-446 [details]
Other
additional source
Sim, C.J.; Byeon, H.S. 1989. A systematic study on the marine sponges in Korea. 9. Ceractinomorpha. The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 5 (1): 33-57.
page(s): 44; note: Doubtful. [details]
page(s): 44; note: Doubtful. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875) MZS P0125, geounit Southern Norway [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Histoderma physa (Schmidt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887)
To PESI (from synonym Coelosphaera physa (Schmidt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Desmacidon physa Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cornulum ascidioides Fristedt, 1887)
To PESI (from synonym Coelosphaera physa (Schmidt, 1875))
