Deep-Sea taxon details
Thenea Gray, 1867
132019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132019)
accepted
Genus
Ancorina (Thenea) Lendenfeld, 1903 · unaccepted
Clavellomorpha Hansen, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dorvillia Kent, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tisiphonia Thomson, 1869 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Wyvillethomsonia Wright, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Thenea abyssorum Koltun, 1964
- Species Thenea andamanensis Dendy & Burton, 1926
- Species Thenea centrotyla Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea corallophila Dendy & Burton, 1926
- Species Thenea delicata Sollas, 1886
- Species Thenea echinata (Verrill, 1874)
- Species Thenea fenestrata (Schmidt, 1880)
- Species Thenea grayi Sollas, 1886
- Species Thenea lamelliformis Wilson, 1904
- Species Thenea levis Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea malindiae Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea megaspina Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea mesotriaena Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea microspina Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea multiformis Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea muricata (Bowerbank, 1858)
- Species Thenea nicobarensis Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea pyriformis Wilson, 1904
- Species Thenea schmidtii Sollas, 1886
- Species Thenea tyla Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea valdiviae Lendenfeld, 1907
- Species Thenea wilsoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
- Species Thenea wrightii Sollas, 1886
- Species Thenea echinata Wilson, 1904 accepted as Thenea wilsoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Species Thenea schmidti Sollas, 1886 accepted as Thenea schmidtii Sollas, 1886 (misspelling of species name)
- Species Thenea wrighti accepted as Thenea wrightii Sollas, 1886 (misspelling of species name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
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 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=132019 on 2026-09-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thenea Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132019 on 2026-09-07
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original description
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]
original description (of Clavellomorpha 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 (of Dorvillia 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1870.tb01131.x [details]
original description (of Ancorina (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]
original description (of Tisiphonia 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 (of Wyvillethomsonia 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s2-10.37.1
page(s): 8 [details]
basis of record 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): 184-187 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_15 [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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
additional source Babić, 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 source Dendy, A. (1924). On the orthogenetic series of growth forms in certain Tetraxonid sponge spicules. <em>Proceedings Royal Society B.</em> 97: 243-250., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1924.0052 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steenstrup, 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1982.10421340 [details] Available for editors
additional source Topsent, 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 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]
original description (of Clavellomorpha 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 (of Dorvillia 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1870.tb01131.x [details]
original description (of Ancorina (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]
original description (of Tisiphonia 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 (of Wyvillethomsonia 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s2-10.37.1
page(s): 8 [details]
basis of record 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): 184-187 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_15 [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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
additional source Babić, 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 source Dendy, A. (1924). On the orthogenetic series of growth forms in certain Tetraxonid sponge spicules. <em>Proceedings Royal Society B.</em> 97: 243-250., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1924.0052 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steenstrup, 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1982.10421340 [details] Available for editors
additional source Topsent, 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 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カサカイメン属 | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thenea)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100955)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 100955)
To ITIS
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