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Tectitethya

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Demospongiae

Family
  
Tethyidae

Phylum
  
Porifera

Order
  
Hadromerida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Tectitethya crypta, Placospongia, Hadromerida, Biemna, Spheciospongia vesparium

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

Species

Species in this genus include:

  • 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

    Tectitethya Wikipedia
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