Tethya rubra

Tethya rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Hadromerida
Family: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Species: T. rubra
Binomial name
Tethya rubra
Samaai & Gibbons, 2005

Tethya rubra, the red golf ball sponge, is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Tethyidae.[1] It is spherical in shape and grows to about 6 cm in diameter. It is reddish in colour. It appears to be endemic to the west coast of South Africa and has been found in 12m of water.[2]

References

  1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234248 accessed 14 November 2010
  2. Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. Afr. Nat. Hist. 1(1):1-96


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