World Porifera Database - Species - Timea capitatostellifera (Carter, 1880)

Porifera taxon details

Timea capitatostellifera (Carter, 1880)

AphiaID

171019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171019)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Timea Gray, 1867

Original name

Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880

Synonymised names

Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880) Carter, H.J. (1880). Report on Specimens dredged up from the Gulf of Manaar and presented to the Liverpool Free Museum by Capt.W.H. Cawne Warren. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 6(31):35-61, pls IV-VI; 129-156, pls VII, VIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938009458893
page(s): 51-52 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka

type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka [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. Timea capitatostellifera (Carter, 1880). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171019 on 2026-08-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2008-10-27 08:11:57Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880) Carter, H.J. (1880). Report on Specimens dredged up from the Gulf of Manaar and presented to the Liverpool Free Museum by Capt.W.H. Cawne Warren. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 6(31):35-61, pls IV-VI; 129-156, pls VII, VIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938009458893
page(s): 51-52 [details]

basis of record Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London. Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 210-211 [details]

additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers. 205-365.
page(s): 307-308 [details] Available for editors

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