Aphia name details
Tethea spinosa Bowerbank, 1874
134225 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134225)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Tethea Johnston, 1842 accepted as Tethya Lamarck, 1815
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 274, Pl. LXXXIII 17-22; 279-280; note: Illustration of the type specimen [details]
page(s): 274, Pl. LXXXIII 17-22; 279-280; note: Illustration of the type specimen [details]
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Tethea spinosa Bowerbank, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134225 on 2026-08-08
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Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 274, Pl. LXXXIII 17-22; 279-280; note: Illustration of the type specimen [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]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_83 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002[2004]). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
page(s): 274, Pl. LXXXIII 17-22; 279-280; note: Illustration of the type specimen [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]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_83 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002[2004]). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH Bk 1081 [details]
