WoRMS name details
Tethya dactyloidea Carter, 1869
194343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:194343)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1869). Description of a Siliceous Sand-Sponge found on the South-east Coast of Arabia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 3 (13): 15-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936908695870
page(s): 15-17 [details]
page(s): 15-17 [details]
Type locality contained in Western Arabian Sea
type locality contained in Western Arabian Sea [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 dactyloidea Carter, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=194343 on 2026-09-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1869). Description of a Siliceous Sand-Sponge found on the South-east Coast of Arabia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 3 (13): 15-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936908695870
page(s): 15-17 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <em>In: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <i>In</i>: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_8 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 15-17 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <em>In: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. <i>In</i>: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_8 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Carter, H.J. (1872). Additonal information on the structure of <i>Tethya dactyloidea</i> Cart. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 9:82-85, pl. 10. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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