MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879

ERMS taxon details

Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879

To NHMUK collection (Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879; Syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3093198)

AphiaID

114194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:114194)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Sorosphaera Brady, 1879

Parent

Sorosphaera Brady, 1879

Original name

Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879

Environment

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

Original description

Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences. 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114194 on 2026-07-29

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114194 on 2026-07-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gross, Onno

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original description Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences. 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]

basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Cushman, J. A. (1918). The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 1. Astrorhizidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 104 (1): 1-111., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7622017
page(s): p. 39, pl. 15, figs. 4-5. [details]

additional source Hofker, J. (1976). Further studies on Caribbean foraminifera. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 49: 1-256., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506198 [details] Available for editors