World Porifera Database - Species - Tethya merguiensis Carter, 1883

WoRMS name details

Tethya merguiensis Carter, 1883

AphiaID

194360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:194360)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Accepted name

Paratetilla bacca (Selenka, 1867)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Paratetilla Dendy, 1905

Parent

Tethya Lamarck, 1815

Original name

Tethya merguiensis Carter, 1883

Environment

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

Original description

Carter, H.J. (1883). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. Pachytragida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 11(65):344-369, pls XIV-XV. [details]

Type data

Holotype BMNH 1894-11-16, geounit Mergui Archipelago, ...

Holotype BMNH 1894-11-16, geounit Mergui Archipelago [details]

Holotype BMNH 1894-11-17, geounit Mergui Archipelago [details]

, Type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands [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. Tethya merguiensis Carter, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=194360 on 2025-04-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-23 11:59:15Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Carter, H.J. (1883). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. Pachytragida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 11(65):344-369, pls XIV-XV. [details]

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. 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, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Tetillidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 85-98. In: Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype BMNH 1894-11-16, geounit Mergui Archipelago [details]

Holotype BMNH 1894-11-17, geounit Mergui Archipelago [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)