Tethya

{{Short description|Genus of sponges}}

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| image_caption = Tethya aurantium

| taxon = Tethya

| authority = Lamarck, 1815

| subdivision_ranks = Species

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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

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Tethya is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae.{{cite WoRMS|id=132077|db=Porifera|title=Tethya Lamarck, 1815 |accessdate=15 April 2019}} Members of this genus all have a spherical body formBranch, 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}} and some are known to be able to move at speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.Ruppert, E.E., Fox, R.S. and Barnes, R.D. 2004. Invertebrate Zoology {{ISBN|0-03-025982-7}}

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tethya:

References