Tethya


Tethya is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae. Members of this genus all have a spherical body form and some are known to be able to move at speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tethya:Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950Tethya acuta Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya amplexa Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991Tethya andamanensis Dendy & Burton, 1926Tethya asbestella Lamarck, 1815Tethya aurantium Tethya beatrizae Ribeiro & Muricy, 2011Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994Tethya bitylastra Mácola & Menegola, 2018Tethya boeroi Sarà, 1992Tethya brasiliana Ribeiro & Muricy, 2004Tethya bullae Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991Tethya burtoni Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya californiana de Laubenfels, 1932Tethya citrina Sarà & Melone, 1965Tethya coccinea Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991Tethya communis Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991Tethya comorensis Sarà, Corriero & Bavestrello, 1993Tethya compacta Bergquist, 1961Tethya cyanae Ribeiro & Muricy, 2004Tethya deformis Thiele, 1898Tethya dendyi Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya densa Sarà, 1992Tethya diploderma Schmidt, 1870Tethya ensis Sarà, Gómez & Sarà, 2001Tethya expansa Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya fastigiata Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991Tethya fissurata Lendenfeld, 1888Tethya flexuosa Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya gigantea Tethya globostellata Lendenfeld, 1897Tethya globum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864Tethya gracilis Sarà, Sarà, Nickel & Brümmer, 2001Tethya gunni Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya hibernica Heim, Nickel, Picton & Brümmer, 2007Tethya hooperi Sarà & Sarà, 2004Tethya ignis Ribeiro & Muricy, 2004Tethya ingalli Bowerbank, 1858Tethya irisae Sorokin, Ekins, Yang & Cárdenas, 2019Tethya irregularis Sarà & Bavestrello, 1998Tethya japonica Sollas, 1888Tethya laevis Tethya levii Sarà, 1988Tethya leysae Heim & Nickel, 2010