Tethya bergquistae

{{Short description|Species of sponge}}

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| image = Tethya bergquistae 170072794.jpg

| taxon = Tethya bergquistae

| authority = Hooper, 1994

| synonyms = Tethya australis {{small|Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991}}

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Tethya bergquistae is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae.{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tethya_bergquistae|title=Australian Faunal Directory: Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994|website=biodiversity.org.au|accessdate=2022-03-10}}

In Australia, it is found in off the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian coasts, and in New Zealand off the shores of both North and South Islands.{{cite Q|Q111159270|pages=38}}

It was first described by John Hooper in 1994.{{cite book|author1=Hooper, J.N.A.|author2= Wiedenmayer, F.|date=1994|chapter= Porifera|editor=Wells, A.|title= Zoological Catalogue of Australia|volume=12|location= Melbourne| publisher=CSIRO|pages= 422}}