Tectitethya

Tectitethya is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae.[1] There are five described species in this genus with the first member having been described in 1900.

Tectitethya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tethyida
Family: Tethyidae
Genus: Tectitethya
Sarà, 1994
Species

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Species

Species in this genus include:[1]

  • Tectitethya crypta (de Laubenfels, 1949)
  • Tectitethya keyensis Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
  • Tectitethya macrostella Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
  • Tectitethya raphyroides Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
  • Tectitethya topsenti (Thiele, 1900)

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tectitethya Sarà, 1994". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 April 2012.


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