Deep-Sea taxon details
Lefroyella decora Thomson, 1877
171717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171717)
accepted
Species
Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thomson, C.W. (1877). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xxix+424 pp. (Macmillan and Co.: London). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731289
page(s): 403 [details]
Thomson, C.W. (1878). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xx+391 pp. (Harper & Borthers: New York). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731956 [details]
page(s): 403 [details]
Thomson, C.W. (1878). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xx+391 pp. (Harper & Borthers: New York). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731956 [details]
Lectotype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) MCZ...
Lectotype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 6494, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
Lectotype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 6494, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
Lectotype BMNH 1887.10.20.127, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Lectotype BMNH 1887.10.20.127, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [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. Lefroyella decora Thomson, 1877. 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=171717 on 2026-09-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Lefroyella decora Thomson, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171717 on 2026-09-03
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original description
Thomson, C.W. (1877). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xxix+424 pp. (Macmillan and Co.: London). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731289
page(s): 403 [details]
original description Thomson, C.W. (1878). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xx+391 pp. (Harper & Borthers: New York). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731956 [details]
original description (of Syringidium zittelii 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): 46-47 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). <em>Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY.</em> 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
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): 302-304 [details]
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
redescription Reiswig, H.M.; Wheeler, B. (2002 [2004]). Family Euretidae Zittel, 1877. pp 1301-1331. <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
redescription Reiswig, H.M.; Wheeler, B. (2002). Family Euretidae Zittel, 1877. pp 1301-1331. <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_135 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 403 [details]
original description Thomson, C.W. (1878). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xx+391 pp. (Harper & Borthers: New York). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731956 [details]
original description (of Syringidium zittelii 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): 46-47 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). <em>Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY.</em> 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
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): 302-304 [details]
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
redescription Reiswig, H.M.; Wheeler, B. (2002 [2004]). Family Euretidae Zittel, 1877. pp 1301-1331. <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
redescription Reiswig, H.M.; Wheeler, B. (2002). Family Euretidae Zittel, 1877. pp 1301-1331. <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_135 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 6494, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
Lectotype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) MCZ 6494, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
Lectotype BMNH 1887.10.20.127, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Lectotype BMNH 1887.10.20.127, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Paralectotype BMNH 1887.10.20.127a, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
Syntype (of Syringidium zittelii Schmidt, 1880) ZMUB, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]
