Craniella simillima (Bowerbank, 1873) 
AphiaID: 171351

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Spirophorida (Order) > Tetillidae (Family) > Craniella (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Craniella Schmidt, 1870
Synonymised taxa		Craniella bowerbanki Sollas, 1886 (junior synonym) Craniella pulchra Sollas, 1886 (junior synonym) Tethea simillima Bowerbank, 1873 (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Bowerbank, J.S. 1873a. Contributions to a General History of the Spongiadae. Part IV. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 3-25, pls I-IV. [details] [full text] original description (from synonym): Sollas, W.J. 1886a. Preliminary account of the Tetractinellid sponges Dredged by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ 1872-76. Part I. The Choristida. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society (new series) 5:177-199. [details] [view taxon] [full text] original description (from synonym): Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, 1873-1876. Zoology 25(63): 1-458, pls I-XLIV, 1 map. [details] [view taxon] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		type locality: Central Indo-Pacific [details] Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171351
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2006-10-08 18:27:35Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Craniella simillima (Bowerbank, 1873). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171351 on 2013-06-19