WoRMS name details
Tethea hispida Bowerbank, 1864
194337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:194337)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Tethea Johnston, 1842 accepted as Tethya Lamarck, 1815
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). Description of two American sponges. <em>The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, New Series (ser. 2).</em> 1: 304–307. [details] 
Type locality contained in Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy
type locality contained in Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy [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 hispida Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=194337 on 2026-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). Description of two American sponges. <em>The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, New Series (ser. 2).</em> 1: 304–307. [details]
Other
additional source
Bowerbank, J.S. (1873). Contributions to a General History of the Spongiadae. Part V. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 319-333, pls XXVIII-XXXI. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
