Halicometes koreana (Rho & Sim, 1979)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halicometes koreana (Rho & Sim, 1979)
- Name authority
- (Rho & Sim, 1979)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Tethyida
- Family
- Tethyidae
- Genus
- Halicometes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPorifera Grant, 1836
- classDemospongiae Sollas, 1885
- subclassHeteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012
- orderTethyida Morrow & Cárdenas, 2015
- familyTethyidae Gray, 1848
- genusHalicometes Topsent, 1898
- speciesHalicometes koreana (Rho & Sim, 1979)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halicometes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halicometes minuta Sarà & Rosa-Barbosa, 1995 | TethyidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicometes stonei Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996 | TethyidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tethya koreana Rho & Sim, 1979 Rho & Sim, 1979 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shim, E. J., & Sim, C. J. (2008). Two sponges of Family Tethyidae (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) from Korea. Animal Cells and Systems, 12: 97–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/19768354.2008.9647161 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JCVK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.