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Tethyum pyriforme Gay, 1854

1805976  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805976)

uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. 449 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 472 [details] 
Description The author assigned the species to 'Tethyum Lamarck et auctorum', which would mean genus Tethya, but the description is...  
Description The author assigned the species to 'Tethyum Lamarck et auctorum', which would mean genus Tethya, but the description is vague and it could be a Cinachyrella or another globular species. [details]

Homonymy The combination is a junior secondary homonym of the tunicate Tethyum pyriforme (Rathke, 18060 (originally as Ascidia...  
Homonymy The combination is a junior secondary homonym of the tunicate Tethyum pyriforme (Rathke, 18060 (originally as Ascidia pyriformis). [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Tethyum pyriforme Gay, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805976 on 2025-06-01
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original description Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. 449 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 472 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description The author assigned the species to 'Tethyum Lamarck et auctorum', which would mean genus Tethya, but the description is vague and it could be a Cinachyrella or another globular species. [details]

Homonymy The combination is a junior secondary homonym of the tunicate Tethyum pyriforme (Rathke, 18060 (originally as Ascidia pyriformis). [details]


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