Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII.[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 Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132019 on 2025-07-17
original descriptionGray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII.[details]
original description(ofClavellomorpha Hansen, 1885)Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.[details]
original description(ofDorvillia Kent, 1870)Kent, W. Saville. (1870). On a New Anchoring Sponge, <i>Dorvillia agariciformis</i>. <em>Monthly Microscopical Journal 4(1).</em> 293-295, pl. LXVIfigs 1-19.[details]
original description(ofTisiphonia Thomson, 1869)Thomson, C.W. (1869). On <i>Holtenia</i>, a Genus of Vitreus Sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.</em> 18: 32-35.[details]
original description(ofWyvillethomsonia Wright, 1870)Wright, E.P. (1870). Notes on Sponges. 1, On <i>Hyalonema mirabilis</i>,Gray. 2, <i>Aphrocallistes Bocagei</i> sp. nov. 3, On a new Genus and Species of Deep Sea Sponge. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 10:1-9, pls I-III. page(s): 8 [details]
original description(ofAncorina (Thenea) Lendenfeld, 1903)Lendenfeld, R. von. (1903). Porifera. Tetraxonia. pp. vi-xv, 1-168. <em>In: Schulze, Franz Eilhard (Ed.), Das Tierreich. 19. (Friedländer: Berlin).</em> page(s): 53 [details]
basis of recordMaldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0.[details]
basis of recordBurton, 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 athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735 page(s): 184-187 [details]
basis of recordMaldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceSteenstrup, E.; Tendal, O.S. 1982. The genus <i>Thenea</i> (Porifera. Demospongia, Choristida) in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters; an annotated key. Sarsia 67(4): 259-268.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceTopsent, E. (1894). Étude monographique des Spongiaires de France. I.Tetractinellida. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> (3) 2:259-400, pls XI-XVI. page(s): 375 [details]
additional sourceDendy, A. (1924). On the orthogenetic series of growth forms in certain Tetraxonid sponge spicules. <em>Proceedings Royal Society B.</em> 97: 243-250.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceBabić, K. (1917). Zur Kenntnis der Theneen. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 40: 389-408, pls 16–18.[details]
additional sourceVan 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]
basis of record(ofClavellomorpha Hansen, 1885)Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0.[details]
basis of record(ofWyvillethomsonia Wright, 1870)Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).[details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record(ofTisiphonia Thomson, 1869)Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).[details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record(ofWyvillethomsonia Wright, 1870)Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0.[details]
basis of record(ofDorvillia Kent, 1870)Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).[details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record(ofTisiphonia Thomson, 1869)Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0.[details]
basis of record(ofClavellomorpha Hansen, 1885)Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version).[details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record(ofDorvillia Kent, 1870)Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0.[details]
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