World Register of Deep-Sea species - Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873

Deep-Sea taxon details

Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873

AphiaID

131916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131916)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Coelosphaera tubifex Thomson, 1873 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) tubifex Thomson, 1873 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922

Original name

Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873

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Subgenus Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) Thomson, 1873
Subgenus Coelosphaera (Histodermion) Topsent, 1927
1. Species Coelosphaera (Histodermion) cryosi (Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994)
2. Species Coelosphaera (Histodermion) dividuum (Topsent, 1927)
Species Coelosphaera appendiculata (Carter, 1874) accepted as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) tubifex Thomson, 1873 (junior synonym)
Species Coelosphaera bullata Lévi, 1993 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) bullata Lévi, 1993 (subgenus transfer)
Species Coelosphaera chondroida Lévi, 1993 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) chondroida Lévi, 1993 (subgenus assignment)
Species Coelosphaera cryosi (Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994) represented as Coelosphaera (Histodermion) cryosi (Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994) (subgenus transfer)
Species Coelosphaera globosa Bergquist, 1961 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) globosa Bergquist, 1961 (subgenus assignment)
Species Coelosphaera pedicellata Lévi, 1993 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) pedicellata Lévi, 1993 (subgenus assignment)
Species Coelosphaera physa (Schmidt, 1875) represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) physa (Schmidt, 1875) (subgenus assignment)
Species Coelosphaera picoensis Topsent, 1928 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) picoensis Topsent, 1928 (subgenus assignment)
Species Coelosphaera tubifex Thomson, 1873 represented as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) tubifex Thomson, 1873 (subgenus assignment)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Thomson, C.W. (1873). The Depth of the Sea. An Account of the General Results of the Dredging Cruises of the H.M.SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning During the Summers of 1868, 1869, and 1870, Under the Scientific Direction of Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S., J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S. and Dr. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Macmillan and Co.: London, xxi + 527 pp., pls. I-VIII. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 484 [details]

Taxonomic 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. Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131916 on 2026-07-28

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Coelosphaera Thomson, 1873. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131916 on 2026-07-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2006-12-12 18:42:22Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2015-01-05 13:30:53Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2017-01-16 11:19:12Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2020-12-13 10:31:54Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Thomson, C.W. (1873). The Depth of the Sea. An Account of the General Results of the Dredging Cruises of the H.M.SS. 'Porcupine' and 'Lightning During the Summers of 1868, 1869, and 1870, Under the Scientific Direction of Dr. Carpenter, F.R.S., J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S. and Dr. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Macmillan and Co.: London, xxi + 527 pp., pls. I-VIII. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 484 [details]

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 528-546. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_57
page(s): 529 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Coelosphaeridae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 528-546. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).
page(s): 529 [details] Available for editors

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors

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Japanese	マルドウカイメン属	[details]

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