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Grayella Carter, 1869

131939  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131939)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Poecilosclerida (Order)
  7. Crellidae (Family)
  8. Grayella (Genus)
 unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
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  1. Species Grayella akraleitae Brøndsted, 1932 accepted as Crella (Pytheas) akraleitae (Brøndsted, 1932) (genus transfer)
  2. Species Grayella albula (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Crella (Yvesia) albula (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  3. Species Grayella carnosa (Topsent, 1904) accepted as Crella (Grayella) carnosa (Topsent, 1904) (genus transfer)
  4. Species Grayella crassa Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Crella (Pytheas) crassa (Hentschel, 1914) (genus transfer)
  5. Species Grayella cyathophora Carter, 1869 accepted as Crella (Grayella) cyathophora (Carter, 1869) (genus transfer)
  6. Species Grayella erecta Lévi, 1963 accepted as Crella (Grayella) erecta (Lévi, 1963) (genus transfer)
  7. Species Grayella fallax (Topsent, 1890) accepted as Crella (Yvesia) fallax (Topsent, 1890)
  8. Species Grayella gelida Lundbeck, 1910 accepted as Crella (Yvesia) gelida (Lundbeck, 1910) (genus transfer)
  9. Species Grayella papillata Lévi, 1958 accepted as Crella (Grayella) papillata (Lévi, 1958) (genus transfer)
  10. Species Grayella pertusa (Topsent, 1890) accepted as Crella (Yvesia) pertusa (Topsent, 1890) (genus transfer)
  11. Species Grayella polymastia Thiele, 1903 accepted as Crella (Grayella) polymastia (Thiele, 1903) (genus transfer)
  12. Species Grayella pyrula (Carter, 1876) accepted as Crella (Yvesia) pyrula (Carter, 1876) (genus transfer)
  13. Species Grayella ridleyi (Topsent, 1890) accepted as Crella (Yvesia) ridleyi (Topsent, 1890) (genus transfer)
  14. Species Grayella schottlaenderi Arndt, 1913 accepted as Crella (Pytheas) schottlaenderi (Arndt, 1913) (genus transfer)
  15. Species Grayella spinulata Hentschel, 1911 accepted as Crella (Yvesia) spinulata (Hentschel, 1911) (genus transfer)
  16. Species Grayella topsenti Babiç, 1922 accepted as Crella (Yvesia) topsenti (Babiç, 1922) (genus transfer)
  17. Species Grayella pulvinar (Schmidt, 1868) represented as Crella (Grayella) pulvinar (Schmidt, 1868) (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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. [details] OpenAccess publication
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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Grayella Carter, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131939 on 2025-05-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2006-02-06 18:34:25Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-04-07 12:52:30Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-03-18 11:26:57Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description 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. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Crellidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 556-566. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Crellidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 556-566. <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 Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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