Tethya

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Tethya
File:Puffball Sponge, Tethya aurantia.jpg
Tethya aurantium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tethyida
Family: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Lamarck, 1815
Species

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Synonyms
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  • Donatia Nardo, 1833
  • Tethea Johnston, 1842 [lapsus]
  • Tethyum Lieberkühn, 1859
  • Amniscos Gray, 1867
  • Alemo Wright, 1881
  • Tethyorraphis Lendenfeld, 1888 [lapsus]
  • Tethyorrhaphis Lendenfeld, 1888
  • Taboga de Laubenfels, 1936

Tethya is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae.[1] Members of this genus all have a spherical body form[2] and some are known to be able to move at speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.[3]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Tethya:[1]

References

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