WoRMS taxon details
Phormosoma Thomson, 1872
123401 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123401)
accepted
Genus
Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872 (type by monotypy)
Species Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881
Species Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872
Species Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881
Species Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904
Species Phormosoma adenicum Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma alternans de Meijere, 1903 accepted as Paraphormosoma alternans (de Meijere, 1902) (transferred to Paraphorosoma)
Species Phormosoma asterias A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Kamptosoma asterias (A. Agassiz, 1881) (transferred to Kamptosoma)
Species Phormosoma atlanticum Koehler, 1897 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma hispidum A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Tromikosoma hispidum (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma hoplacantha Thomson, 1877 accepted as Hygrosoma hoplacantha (Thomson, 1877) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma indicum Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma koehleri (Mortensen, 1903) accepted as Tromikosoma koehleri Mortensen, 1903 (unaccepted combination)
Species Phormosoma luculenta A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Hygrosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma luculentum Koehler, 1896, non A. Agassiz, 18?? accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (synonym)
Species Phormosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) accepted as Hygrosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) accepted as Tromikosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma panamensis A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Tromikosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 31.2.))
Species Phormosoma petersii A. Agassiz, 1880 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma sigsbei A. Agassiz, 1880 accepted as Phormosoma placenta sigsbei A. Agassiz, 1880 (accepted at subspecies rank)
Species Phormosoma tenue A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma tenui (A. Agassiz, 1879) accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879) (incorrect declination of species name)
Species Phormosoma tenuis A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879)
Species Phormosoma uranus Thomson, 1877 accepted as Tromikosoma uranus (Thomson, 1877) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma uranus Koehler, 1898, non Thomson, 1877 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (misidentification)
Species Phormosoma zealandiae Agassiz, 1904 accepted as Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872
Species Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881
Species Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904
Species Phormosoma adenicum Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma alternans de Meijere, 1903 accepted as Paraphormosoma alternans (de Meijere, 1902) (transferred to Paraphorosoma)
Species Phormosoma asterias A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Kamptosoma asterias (A. Agassiz, 1881) (transferred to Kamptosoma)
Species Phormosoma atlanticum Koehler, 1897 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma hispidum A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Tromikosoma hispidum (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma hoplacantha Thomson, 1877 accepted as Hygrosoma hoplacantha (Thomson, 1877) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma indicum Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Phormosoma koehleri (Mortensen, 1903) accepted as Tromikosoma koehleri Mortensen, 1903 (unaccepted combination)
Species Phormosoma luculenta A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Hygrosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma luculentum Koehler, 1896, non A. Agassiz, 18?? accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (synonym)
Species Phormosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) accepted as Hygrosoma luculentum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) accepted as Tromikosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma panamensis A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Tromikosoma panamense (A. Agassiz, 1898) (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 31.2.))
Species Phormosoma petersii A. Agassiz, 1880 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (transferred to Hygrosoma)
Species Phormosoma sigsbei A. Agassiz, 1880 accepted as Phormosoma placenta sigsbei A. Agassiz, 1880 (accepted at subspecies rank)
Species Phormosoma tenue A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma tenui (A. Agassiz, 1879) accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879) (incorrect declination of species name)
Species Phormosoma tenuis A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Tromikosoma tenue (A. Agassiz, 1879)
Species Phormosoma uranus Thomson, 1877 accepted as Tromikosoma uranus (Thomson, 1877) (transferred to Tromikosoma)
Species Phormosoma uranus Koehler, 1898, non Thomson, 1877 accepted as Hygrosoma petersii (A. Agassiz, 1880) (misidentification)
Species Phormosoma zealandiae Agassiz, 1904 accepted as Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881 (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Thomson, C.W. (1871). On the Echinidea of the 'Porcupine' Deep-Sea Dredging-Expeditions. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 20: 491-497., available online at https://archive.org/stream/philtrans00795337/00795337#page/n0/mode/2up [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2023). World Echinoidea Database. Phormosoma Thomson, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123401 on 2023-09-28
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original description
Thomson, C.W. (1871). On the Echinidea of the 'Porcupine' Deep-Sea Dredging-Expeditions. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 20: 491-497., available online at https://archive.org/stream/philtrans00795337/00795337#page/n0/mode/2up [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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