WoRMS taxon details
Craniella tethyoides Schmidt, 1870
171354 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171354)
accepted
Species
Tetilla tethyoides (Schmidt, 1870) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 66 [details]
page(s): 66 [details]
Lectotype BMNH 1939.2.10.30, geounit Floridian
Lectotype BMNH 1939.2.10.30, geounit Floridian [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. Craniella tethyoides Schmidt, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171354 on 2025-08-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <i>In</i>: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <em>In: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 66 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <i>In</i>: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <em>In: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Do, C. Thung. (2022). Biodiversity spongia in the marine waters from Hon Me (Thanh Hoa) to Hai Van - Son Tra (Thua Thien Hue). <em>Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology.</em> 22(4): 387-398., available online at https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/18019
page(s): Appendix; note: Checklist, no description, probably a mis-identification since this is a deep-sea species from Florida. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): Appendix; note: Checklist, no description, probably a mis-identification since this is a deep-sea species from Florida. [details] Available for editors

additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors






Lectotype BMNH 1939.2.10.30, geounit Floridian [details]
Paralectotype MCZ PORa-6087, geounit Floridian [details]
Paralectotype MCZ PORa-6088, geounit Floridian [details]
Paralectotype MCZ PORb-227, geounit Northern Gulf of Mexico [details]
Syntype ZMUB [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 984 Craniella tethyoides Photograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 984 Craniella tethyoides Photograph)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tetilla tethyoides (Schmidt, 1870))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 984 Craniella tethyoides Photograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 984 Craniella tethyoides Photograph)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tetilla tethyoides (Schmidt, 1870))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)