WoRMS name details
Tethea Johnston, 1842
132054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132054)
unaccepted (misspelling)
Genus
- Species Tethea collingsii Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Stelletta grubii Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Tethea cranium (Müller, 1776) accepted as Craniella cranium (Müller, 1776) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea hispida Bowerbank, 1864 accepted as Trachyteleia hispida (Bowerbank, 1864) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea ingalli Bowerbank, 1858 accepted as Tethya ingalli (Bowerbank, 1858)
- Species Tethea lyncurium (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766) (misspelling of genus name and junior synonym)
- Species Tethea muricata Bowerbank, 1858 accepted as Thenea muricata (Bowerbank, 1858) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea norvegica Bowerbank, 1872 accepted as Tethya norvegica (Bowerbank, 1872)
- Species Tethea robusta Bowerbank, 1873 accepted as Tethya robusta (Bowerbank, 1873) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea schmidtii Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Stelletta grubii Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Tethea simillima Bowerbank, 1873 accepted as Craniella simillima (Bowerbank, 1873) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea spinosa Bowerbank, 1874 accepted as Tethyspira spinosa (Bowerbank, 1874) (genus transfer)
- Species Tethea spinularia Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Spinularia spinularia (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. <em>(W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh).</em> i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582 [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. Tethea Johnston, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132054 on 2025-05-03
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Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. <em>(W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh).</em> i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
