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Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha)
Gray in Carter, 1872
AphiaID
172073
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172073)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Hexactinellida
(Class)
Hexasterophora
(Subclass)
Lyssacinosida
(Order)
Rossellidae
(Family)
Crateromorpha
(Genus)
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha)
(Subgenus)
Status
accepted
Rank
Subgenus
Parent
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
Original name
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
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Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) lankesteri
Kirkpatrick, 1902
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Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) meyeri
Gray, 1872
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Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) murrayi
Schulze, 1886
Species
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) pachyactina
Ijima, 1898
Species
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) thierfelderi
Schulze, 1886
Species
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) tumida
Schulze, 1886
Species
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) meyrei
accepted as
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha) meyeri
Gray, 1872
(misspelling of species name)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
)
Carter, H.J. (1872). Descriptions of two new Sponges from the Philippine Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 10(56): 110-113.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937208696653
[details]
(of
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
)
Gray, J.E. (1872). On a new Genus of Hexaradiate and other Sponges discovered in the Philippine Islands by Dr. A.B. Meyer. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 10(56): 134-139.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937208696659
page(s): 136
[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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database.
Crateromorpha (Crateromorpha)
Gray in Carter, 1872. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=172073 on 2026-08-13
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2010-04-11 18:45:45Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2022-05-06 09:52:25Z
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Dohrmann, Martin
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Attributes (6)
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original description
(of
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
)
Carter, H.J. (1872). Descriptions of two new Sponges from the Philippine Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 10(56): 110-113.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937208696653
[details]
original description
(of
Crateromorpha
Gray in Carter, 1872
)
Gray, J.E. (1872). On a new Genus of Hexaradiate and other Sponges discovered in the Philippine Islands by Dr. A.B. Meyer. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 10(56): 134-139.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937208696659
page(s): 136
[details]
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