WoRMS taxon details
Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903
Genus Discodermia du Bocage, 1869
Genus Collinella Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Discodermia du Bocage, 1869 (junior synonym)
» Species Discodermia adhaerens Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
» Species Discodermia arbor Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
» Species Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia claviformis Kieschnick, 1896
» Species Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907)
» Species Discodermia discifurca Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
» Species Discodermia dubia Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971
» Species Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905
» Species Discodermia gorgonoides Burton, 1928
» Species Discodermia inscripta (Schmidt, 1879)
» Species Discodermia interspersa Kumar, 1925
» Species Discodermia irregularis Hoshino, 1976
» Species Discodermia japonica Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia jogashima Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
» Species Discodermia kellyae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
» Species Discodermia kiiensis Hoshino, 1977
» Species Discodermia koreana Sim, 1982
» Species Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903
» Species Discodermia ornata Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia panoplia Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869)
» Species Discodermia polymorpha Pisera & Vacelet, 2011
» Species Discodermia proliferans Lévi & Lévi, 1983
» Species Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892
» Species Discodermia sinuosa Carter, 1881
» Species Discodermia stylifera Keller, 1891
» Species Discodermia tuberosa Dendy, 1922
» Species Discodermia vermicularis Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928
» Species Discodermia amphiaster Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Neopelta amphiaster (Schmidt, 1879)
» Species Discodermia clavatella (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Macandrewia clavatella (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia imperfecta (Schmidt, 1879) accepted as Neopelta imperfecta Schmidt, 1880 (reverted genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia nodosa Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Daedalopelta nodosa (Schmidt, 1879) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia nucerium Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Racodiscula asteroides Zittel, 1878 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
» Species Discodermia sceptrellifera Carter, 1881 accepted as Racodiscula sceptrellifera (Carter, 1881) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia spinispirulifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Racodiscula spinispirulifera (Carter, 1880) (genus transfer)
Genus Manihinea Pulitzer-Finali, 1993» Species Discodermia arbor Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
» Species Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia claviformis Kieschnick, 1896
» Species Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907)
» Species Discodermia discifurca Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
» Species Discodermia dubia Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971
» Species Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905
» Species Discodermia gorgonoides Burton, 1928
» Species Discodermia inscripta (Schmidt, 1879)
» Species Discodermia interspersa Kumar, 1925
» Species Discodermia irregularis Hoshino, 1976
» Species Discodermia japonica Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia jogashima Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
» Species Discodermia kellyae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
» Species Discodermia kiiensis Hoshino, 1977
» Species Discodermia koreana Sim, 1982
» Species Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903
» Species Discodermia ornata Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia panoplia Sollas, 1888
» Species Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880
» Species Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869)
» Species Discodermia polymorpha Pisera & Vacelet, 2011
» Species Discodermia proliferans Lévi & Lévi, 1983
» Species Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892
» Species Discodermia sinuosa Carter, 1881
» Species Discodermia stylifera Keller, 1891
» Species Discodermia tuberosa Dendy, 1922
» Species Discodermia vermicularis Döderlein, 1884
» Species Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928
» Species Discodermia amphiaster Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Neopelta amphiaster (Schmidt, 1879)
» Species Discodermia clavatella (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Macandrewia clavatella (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
» Variety Discodermia clavatella var. nodosa Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Daedalopelta nodosa (Schmidt, 1879) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia conica Kieschnick, 1896 accepted as Theonella conica (Kieschnick, 1896) (genus transfer)» Species Discodermia imperfecta (Schmidt, 1879) accepted as Neopelta imperfecta Schmidt, 1880 (reverted genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia nodosa Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Daedalopelta nodosa (Schmidt, 1879) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia nucerium Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Racodiscula asteroides Zittel, 1878 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
» Species Discodermia sceptrellifera Carter, 1881 accepted as Racodiscula sceptrellifera (Carter, 1881) (genus transfer)
» Species Discodermia spinispirulifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Racodiscula spinispirulifera (Carter, 1880) (genus transfer)
» Species Manihinea conferta Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
» Species Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011
Genus Racodiscula Zittel, 1878» Species Manihinea lynbeazleyae Fromont & Pisera, 2011
» Species Racodiscula asteroides Zittel, 1878
» Species Racodiscula borisi Schuster, 2018
» Species Racodiscula radixa Schuster, 2018
» Species Racodiscula sceptrellifera (Carter, 1881)
» Species Racodiscula spinispirulifera (Carter, 1880)
» Species Racodiscula clava Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019
» Species Racodiscula incrustans Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971 accepted as Kaliapsis incrustans (Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971) (genus transfer)
» Species Racodiscula nucerium (Schmidt, 1879) accepted as Racodiscula asteroides Zittel, 1878 (junior synonym)
» Species Racodiscula polydiscus (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869) (genus transfer)
Genus Siliquariaspongia Hoshino, 1981» Species Racodiscula borisi Schuster, 2018
» Species Racodiscula radixa Schuster, 2018
» Species Racodiscula sceptrellifera (Carter, 1881)
» Variety Racodiscula sceptrellifera var. siliquariae Annandale, 1911
» Variety Racodiscula sceptrellifera var. spiroglyphi Annandale, 1911
» Species Racodiscula seymoura Schuster, 2018» Variety Racodiscula sceptrellifera var. spiroglyphi Annandale, 1911
» Species Racodiscula spinispirulifera (Carter, 1880)
» Species Racodiscula clava Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Exsuperantia archipelagus Carvalho & Pisera, 2019
» Species Racodiscula incrustans Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971 accepted as Kaliapsis incrustans (Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971) (genus transfer)
» Species Racodiscula nucerium (Schmidt, 1879) accepted as Racodiscula asteroides Zittel, 1878 (junior synonym)
» Species Racodiscula polydiscus (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869) (genus transfer)
» Species Siliquariaspongia japonica Hoshino, 1981
Genus Theonella Gray, 1868 » Species Theonella annulata Lendenfeld, 1907
» Species Theonella atlantica van Soest & Stentoft, 1988
» Species Theonella complicata (Carter, 1880)
» Species Theonella conica (Kieschnick, 1896)
» Species Theonella cupola Burton, 1928
» Species Theonella cylindrica Wilson, 1925
» Species Theonella deliqua Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
» Species Theonella ferruginea Zittel, 1878
» Species Theonella incerta Thiele, 1900
» Species Theonella invaginata Wilson, 1925
» Species Theonella lacerata Lendenfeld, 1907
» Species Theonella laena Lim & Tan, 2016
» Species Theonella levior Lendenfeld, 1907
» Species Theonella maricae Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
» Species Theonella mirabilis (de Laubenfels, 1954)
» Species Theonella pulchrifolia Dendy, 1922
» Species Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868
» Species Theonella timmi Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019
» Species Theonella wrightae Pisera & Pomponi, 2015
» Species Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010)
» Species Theonella calyx (Döderlein, 1884) accepted as Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884 (reverted genus transfer)
» Species Theonella discifera Lendenfeld, 1907 accepted as Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907) (genus transfer)
» Species Theonella pratti (Bowerbank, 1869) accepted as Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868 (junior synonym and misspelling of species name)
» Species Theonella prattii (Bowerbank, 1869 accepted as Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868 (junior synonym)
» Species Theonella atlantica van Soest & Stentoft, 1988
» Species Theonella complicata (Carter, 1880)
» Species Theonella conica (Kieschnick, 1896)
» Species Theonella cupola Burton, 1928
» Species Theonella cylindrica Wilson, 1925
» Species Theonella deliqua Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
» Species Theonella ferruginea Zittel, 1878
» Species Theonella incerta Thiele, 1900
» Species Theonella invaginata Wilson, 1925
» Species Theonella lacerata Lendenfeld, 1907
» Species Theonella laena Lim & Tan, 2016
» Species Theonella levior Lendenfeld, 1907
» Species Theonella maricae Hall, Ekins & Hooper, 2014
» Species Theonella mirabilis (de Laubenfels, 1954)
» Species Theonella pulchrifolia Dendy, 1922
» Species Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868
» Species Theonella timmi Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019
» Species Theonella wrightae Pisera & Pomponi, 2015
» Species Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010)
» Species Theonella calyx (Döderlein, 1884) accepted as Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884 (reverted genus transfer)
» Species Theonella discifera Lendenfeld, 1907 accepted as Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907) (genus transfer)
» Species Theonella pratti (Bowerbank, 1869) accepted as Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868 (junior synonym and misspelling of species name)
» Species Theonella prattii (Bowerbank, 1869 accepted as Theonella swinhoei Gray, 1868 (junior synonym)
Genus Collinella Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Discodermia du Bocage, 1869 (junior synonym)
» Species Collinella inscripta Schmidt, 1879 accepted as Discodermia inscripta (Schmidt, 1879) (genus transfer)
Genus Desmahabana Alcolado & Gotera, 1986 accepted as Discodermia du Bocage, 1869 (junior synonym) » Species Desmahabana violacea Alcolado & Gotera, 1986 accepted as Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880 (junior synonym)
Genus Rhachella Sollas, 1888 accepted as Theonella Gray, 1868 (junior synonym) » Species Rhachella complicata (Carter, 1880) accepted as Theonella complicata (Carter, 1880) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1903). Porifera. Tetraxonia. pp. vi-xv, 1-168. <em>In: Schulze, Franz Eilhard (Ed.), Das Tierreich. 19. (Friedländer: Berlin).</em> [details] 
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2021). World Porifera Database. Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131682 on 2021-04-11
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Lendenfeld, R. von. (1903). Porifera. Tetraxonia. pp. vi-xv, 1-168. <em>In: Schulze, Franz Eilhard (Ed.), Das Tierreich. 19. (Friedländer: Berlin).</em> [details]
taxonomy source Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002). Family Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903. Pp. 327-337. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Schuster, A.; Erpenbeck, D.; Pisera, A.; Hooper, J.; Bryce, M.; Fromont, J.; Wörheide, G. (2015). Deceptive desmas: molecular phylogenetics suggests a new classification and uncovers convergent evolution of lithistid demosponges. <em>PLOS One.</em> 10 (1): e116038., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116038
page(s): 25 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source 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]
taxonomy source Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002). Family Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903. Pp. 327-337. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record Schuster, A.; Erpenbeck, D.; Pisera, A.; Hooper, J.; Bryce, M.; Fromont, J.; Wörheide, G. (2015). Deceptive desmas: molecular phylogenetics suggests a new classification and uncovers convergent evolution of lithistid demosponges. <em>PLOS One.</em> 10 (1): e116038., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116038
page(s): 25 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source 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]
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