Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tethya strongylata
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Tethyida
Family
Tethyidae
Genus
Tethya
Species
strongylata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syntypes (BMNH 1938:4:8:1, slide 1938:4:8). Type locality: Galapagos Islands. West side of James Island.
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Sarà, M. Bavestrello, G. & Calcinai, B. (2000) New Tethya species (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Pacific area. Zoosystema 22(2): 345-354.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tethya strongylata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14372. Accessed 26 April 2025.