Forcepia (Forcepia) fabricans
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Forcepia (Forcepia) fabricans (Schmidt, 1874)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Forcepia (Forcepia) fabricans (Schmidt, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168858 on 2026-08-01
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2006-12-22T17:04:03Z
replaces: 133354
replaces: 133378
replaces: 191235
replaces: 236255
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Forcepia (Forcepia) fabricans (Schmidt, 1874)
class: Demospongiae
family: Coelosphaeridae
genus: Forcepia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Schmidt, O. (1874). Kieselspongien. Die Zweite deutsche Nordpolfahrt in 1869-70 (‘Germania' Expedition). 2 (13): 429-433.
name published in: Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1885). The Sponges of the 'Willem Barents' Expedition 1880 and 1881. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 12 (3): 1-47, pls I-V.
name published in year: 1874
name published in year: 1885
order: Poecilosclerida
parent name usage ID: 168851
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Schmidt, 1874)
specific epithet: fabricans
subgenus: Forcepia
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted