WoRMS name details
Crella cyathophora (Carter, 1869)
190746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190746)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Species
- Variety Crella cyathophora var. acuata Dendy, 1922 accepted as Crella (Grayella) cyathophora (Carter, 1869) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Grayella cyathophora Carter, 1869) Carter, H.J. (1869). On <i>Grayella cyathophora</i>, a new Genus and Species of Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 4 (21): 189-197, pl. VII., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936908696028 [details] 
Note Gulf of Suez, Red Sea
Unreviewed
Type locality Gulf of Suez, Red Sea [details]
Distribution Records from the Caribbean and Colombia, based on Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984, are erroneous. These are very probably...
Distribution Records from the Caribbean and Colombia, based on Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984, are erroneous. These are very probably assignable to Crella (Grayella) beglingerae. [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. Crella cyathophora (Carter, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190746 on 2026-09-14
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Grayella cyathophora Carter, 1869) Carter, H.J. (1869). On <i>Grayella cyathophora</i>, a new Genus and Species of Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 4 (21): 189-197, pl. VII., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936908696028 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Records from the Caribbean and Colombia, based on Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984, are erroneous. These are very probably assignable to Crella (Grayella) beglingerae. [details]Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH 1869.6.25.48 [details]Type locality Gulf of Suez, Red Sea [details]
