Tethya

Tethya
Tethya aurantium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Hadromerida
Family: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Lamarck, 1815

Tethya is a genus of demosponge 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

Species in this genus include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132077 accessed 14 November 2010
  2. Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
  3. Ruppert, E.E., Fox, R.S. and Barnes, R.D. 2004. Invertebrate Zoology ISBN 0-03-025982-7


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