Deep-Sea taxon details
Thenea fenestrata (Schmidt, 1880)
170294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170294)
accepted
Species
Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880) Schmidt, O. (1880). Die Spongien des Meerbusen von Mexico (Und des caraibischen Meeres). Heft II. Abtheilung II. Hexactinelliden. Abtheilung III. Tetractinelliden. Monactinelliden und Anhang. Nachträge zu Abtheilung I (Lithistiden). Pp. 33-90, pls V-X. <i>In</i>: Reports on the dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the USCSS ‘Blake'. (Gustav Fischer:Jena).
page(s): 71-72; pl X fig 2 [details]
page(s): 71-72; pl X fig 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Eastern Caribbean
type locality contained in Eastern Caribbean [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Thenea fenestrata (Schmidt, 1880). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170294 on 2026-10-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thenea fenestrata (Schmidt, 1880). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170294 on 2026-10-06
original description
(of Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880) Schmidt, O. (1880). Die Spongien des Meerbusen von Mexico (Und des caraibischen Meeres). Heft II. Abtheilung II. Hexactinelliden. Abtheilung III. Tetractinelliden. Monactinelliden und Anhang. Nachträge zu Abtheilung I (Lithistiden). Pp. 33-90, pls V-X. <i>In</i>: Reports on the dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the USCSS ‘Blake'. (Gustav Fischer:Jena).
page(s): 71-72; pl X fig 2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1954). Sponges. Pp. 215-239, pl. 9. <i>In</i>: The 'Rosaura' Expedition. Part 5. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology.</em> 2 (6).
page(s): 219 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1956). The sponges of West Africa. <em>Atlantide Report (Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa, 1945-1946, Copenhagen).</em> 4: 111-147.
page(s): 142 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hajdu, E.; Lopes, D.A. (2007). Checklist of Brazilian deep-sea sponges. <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. 28. <em>Livros de Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 28: 353-359.
page(s): 355 [details] Available for editors
additional source Lévi, C. (1964). Spongiaires des zones bathyale, abyssale et hadale. Galathea Report. <em>Scientific Results of The Danish Deep-Sea Expedition Round the World, 1950-52.</em> 7: 63-112, pls II-XI.
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20800977
page(s): 51-52 [details] Available for editors
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
additional source Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-63/htm/doc.html
page(s): 71-74 [details]
additional source Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 88-91; note: Misapplication [details]
redescription Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 188 [details]
page(s): 71-72; pl X fig 2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1954). Sponges. Pp. 215-239, pl. 9. <i>In</i>: The 'Rosaura' Expedition. Part 5. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology.</em> 2 (6).
page(s): 219 [details]
additional source Burton, M. (1956). The sponges of West Africa. <em>Atlantide Report (Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa, 1945-1946, Copenhagen).</em> 4: 111-147.
page(s): 142 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hajdu, E.; Lopes, D.A. (2007). Checklist of Brazilian deep-sea sponges. <i>In</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. 28. <em>Livros de Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 28: 353-359.
page(s): 355 [details] Available for editors
additional source Lévi, C. (1964). Spongiaires des zones bathyale, abyssale et hadale. Galathea Report. <em>Scientific Results of The Danish Deep-Sea Expedition Round the World, 1950-52.</em> 7: 63-112, pls II-XI.
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20800977
page(s): 51-52 [details] Available for editors
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
additional source Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-63/htm/doc.html
page(s): 71-74 [details]
additional source Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 88-91; note: Misapplication [details]
redescription Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 188 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 141740, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Syntype (of Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 141741, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880) ZMUB, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (30 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Tisiphonia fenestrata Schmidt, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (30 records)
