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Farrea Bowerbank, 1862

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132107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132107)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Hexactinellida (Class)
  5. Hexasterophora (Subclass)
  6. Sceptrulophora (Order)
  7. Farreidae (Family)
  8. Farrea (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Farrea occa Bowerbank, 1862 (type by monotypy)

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  1. Species Farrea aleutiana Reiswig & Stone, 2013
  2. Species Farrea ananchorata Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  3. Species Farrea anoxyhexastera Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  4. Species Farrea aspondyla Reiswig & Stone, 2013
  5. Species Farrea beringiana Okada, 1932
  6. Species Farrea bowerbanki Boury-Esnault, Vacelet & Chevaldonné, 2017
  7. Species Farrea campossinus Lopes, Hajdu & Reiswig, 2011
  8. Species Farrea convolvulus Schulze, 1899
  9. Species Farrea cordelli Reiswig, 2020
  10. Species Farrea foliascens Topsent, 1906
  11. Species Farrea herdendorfi Duplessis & Reiswig, 2004
  12. Species Farrea hieroglyphica Tabachnick & Fromont, 2019
  13. Species Farrea laminaris Topsent, 1904
  14. Species Farrea lendenfeldi Ijima, 1927
  15. Species Farrea lopesae Domingos, Kersken, Schuster & Xavier, 2026
  16. Species Farrea medusiforma Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  17. Species Farrea mexicana Wilson, 1904
  18. Species Farrea microclavula Tabachnick, 1988
  19. Species Farrea nodulosa Ijima, 1927
  20. Species Farrea occa Bowerbank, 1862
  21. Species Farrea omniclavata Reiswig, 2014
  22. Species Farrea onychohexastera Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  23. Species Farrea piipi Tabachnick & Menshenina, 2026
  24. Species Farrea ptushkini Tabachnick & Menshenina, 2026
  25. Species Farrea raoulensis Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  26. Species Farrea reiswigi Tabachnick & Menshenina, 2026
  27. Species Farrea ritchieae Tabachnick & Fromont, 2019
  28. Species Farrea schulzei Reiswig, 2018
  29. Species Farrea seiri Duplessis & Reiswig, 2004
  30. Species Farrea similaris Reiswig & Kelly, 2011
  31. Species Farrea spirifera Ijima, 1927
  32. Species Farrea truncata Reiswig, 2014
  33. Species Farrea watasei Okada, 1932
  34. Species Farrea weltneri Topsent, 1901
  35. Species Farrea gassiotti Bowerbank, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  36. Species Farrea parasitica Bowerbank, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  37. Species Farrea pocillum Bowerbank, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  38. Species Farrea robusta Bowerbank, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  39. Species Farrea aculeata Bowerbank, 1875 accepted as Farrea schulzei Reiswig, 2018 (unrecognizable)
  40. Species Farrea aculeata Schulze, 1899 accepted as Farrea schulzei Reiswig, 2018 (junior homonym)
  41. Species Farrea clavigera Schulze, 1886 accepted as Farrea occa clavigera Schulze, 1886 (status change)
  42. Species Farrea facunda Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Claviscopulia facunda (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
  43. Species Farrea n_sp_NIWA_SO254 [of Dohrmann et al., 2023] (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1862.0044
page(s): 1118 [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. Farrea Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132107 on 2026-08-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Farrea Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132107 on 2026-08-07
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2008-10-16 18:15:19Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2019-05-05 09:54:31Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2020-12-17 20:17:33Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2021-10-01 11:00:37Z
changed
Dohrmann, Martin

original description Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1862.0044
page(s): 1118 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Schulze, F.E. (1887). Report on the Hexactinellida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 21 (part 53): 1-514, pl. 1-104., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-53/README.htm
page(s): 266-277 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Farreidae Gray, 1872. pp. 1332-1340. <i>In</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_136 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Farreidae Gray, 1872. pp. 1332-1340. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <i>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</i> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY. 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Schulze, F.E. (1896 (1895)). Hexactinelliden des indischen Oceanes. II. Theil. Die Hexasterophora. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 3: 1-92, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 67 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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