Tethya aurantium

Tethya aurantium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tethyida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tethyida

Familia: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Species: Tethya aurantium

Name

Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)

• Type data: unknown, probably lost. [All type material of Pallas was destroyed by fire in Küstrin (Poland) in 1758 during the Seven Years’ War fide Wiedenmayer (1977)]
• Type locality: “Mare Mediterraneum & Promontorio B. Spei vicinum”.

Combinations

• Alcyonium aurantium Pallas, 1766: 357 [original combination]
• Tethya aurantium — Topsent, 1900: 294 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Alcionium [sic] lyncurium Linnaeus, 1767: 1295
  • Type material: unknown, probably lost.
  • Type locality: “O. Africano, Mediterraneo”.

References

Primary references

• Pallas, P.S. 1766. Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. pp. 451. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata. Tomus 1 (Regnum Animale), Pars 2: 533–1327. Holmiæ [Stockholm]. Impensis Direct Laurentii Salvii. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Tethya aurantium in the World Register of Marine Species