World Register of Deep-Sea species - Forcepia (Forcepia) fragilis Stephens, 1917

Deep-Sea taxon details

Forcepia (Forcepia) fragilis Stephens, 1917

AphiaID

168862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168862)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Forcepia (Forcepia) Carter, 1874

Original name

Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917

Synonymised names

Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917) Stephens, J. (1917). Report on the sponges collected off the coasts of Ireland by the dredging expeditions of the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Dublin Society. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 34 (B): 1-16.
page(s): 9-10 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Celtic Seas

type locality contained in Celtic Seas [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Forcepia (Forcepia) fragilis Stephens, 1917. 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=168862 on 2026-08-14

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Forcepia (Forcepia) fragilis Stephens, 1917. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168862 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2010-05-24 12:36:33Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2017-08-19 08:18:18Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

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original description (of Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917) Stephens, J. (1917). Report on the sponges collected off the coasts of Ireland by the dredging expeditions of the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Dublin Society. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 34 (B): 1-16.
page(s): 9-10 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917)
To PESI (from synonym Forcepia fragilis Stephens, 1917)
To PESI