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Tethya cranium (Müller, 1776)
134313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134313)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
- Variety Tethya cranium var. abyssorum Carter, 1876 accepted as Craniella abyssorum (Carter, 1876) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Variety Tethya cranium var. australiensis Carter, 1886 accepted as Cinachyrella australiensis (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
- Variety Tethya cranium var. infrequens Carter, 1876 accepted as Craniella cranium (Müller, 1776) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alcyonium cranium Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [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. Tethya cranium (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134313 on 2026-03-25
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(of Alcyonium cranium Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
basis of record Lendenfeld, R. von. (1907). Die Tetraxonia. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf der Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 11(1-2): i-iv, 59-374, pls IX-XLVI.
page(s): 103-121 [details]
basis of record Lendenfeld, R. von. (1907). Die Tetraxonia. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf der Dampfer Valdivia 1898-1899.</em> 11(1-2): i-iv, 59-374, pls IX-XLVI.
page(s): 103-121 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Rezvoi, P. (1928). Contribution to the fauna of Porifera in the Barents Sea. <em>Transactions of the Institute for the scientific exploration of the North.</em> 37: 67-95 (in Russian with English summary).
page(s): 76-77 [details]
additional source Stephens, J. (1915). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. I.- The Triaxonia and part of the Tetraxonida. <em>Fisheries, Ireland Scientific Investigations.</em> 1914(4): 1-43, pls I-V.
page(s): 19-20 [details]
additional source Topsent, E. (1913). Spongiaires provenant des campagnes scientifiques de la ‘Princesse Alice' dans les Mers du Nord (1898-1899 - 1906-1907). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I de Monaco.</em> 45: 1-67, pls I-V.
page(s): 12-13 [details]
additional source 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 Babiç, K. (1922). Monactinellida und Tetractinellida des Adriatischen Meeres. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 46(2): 217-302, pls 8-9.
page(s): 276-277; fig P1 [details]
additional source Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 438 [details]
additional source Hentschel, E. (1929). Die Kiesel- und Hornschwämme des Nördlichen Eismeers. Pp. 857-1042, pls XII-XIV. <em>In: Römer, F., Schaudinn, F., Brauer, A. & Arndt, W. (Eds), Fauna Arctica. Eine Zusammenstellung der arktischen Tierformen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Spitzbergen-Gebietes auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Deutschen Expedition in das Nördliche Eismeer im Jahre 1898.</em> 5 (4) (G.Fischer, Jena).
page(s): 860 & 916 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rezvoi, P. (1928). Contribution to the fauna of Porifera in the Barents Sea. <em>Transactions of the Institute for the scientific exploration of the North.</em> 37: 67-95 (in Russian with English summary).
page(s): 76-77 [details]
additional source Stephens, J. (1915). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. I.- The Triaxonia and part of the Tetraxonida. <em>Fisheries, Ireland Scientific Investigations.</em> 1914(4): 1-43, pls I-V.
page(s): 19-20 [details]
additional source Topsent, E. (1913). Spongiaires provenant des campagnes scientifiques de la ‘Princesse Alice' dans les Mers du Nord (1898-1899 - 1906-1907). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I de Monaco.</em> 45: 1-67, pls I-V.
page(s): 12-13 [details]
additional source 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 Babiç, K. (1922). Monactinellida und Tetractinellida des Adriatischen Meeres. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 46(2): 217-302, pls 8-9.
page(s): 276-277; fig P1 [details]
additional source Fristedt, K. (1887). Sponges from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the Behring Sea. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskap. Iakttagelser (Nordenskiöld) 4.</em> 401-471, pls 22-31.
page(s): 438 [details]
additional source Hentschel, E. (1929). Die Kiesel- und Hornschwämme des Nördlichen Eismeers. Pp. 857-1042, pls XII-XIV. <em>In: Römer, F., Schaudinn, F., Brauer, A. & Arndt, W. (Eds), Fauna Arctica. Eine Zusammenstellung der arktischen Tierformen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Spitzbergen-Gebietes auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Deutschen Expedition in das Nördliche Eismeer im Jahre 1898.</em> 5 (4) (G.Fischer, Jena).
page(s): 860 & 916 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type MNHN [details]
