Galapagos Species Database

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Tethya strongylata Sarà, Bavestrello & Calcinai, 2000

Taxonomy

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

Distribution

Distribution: Santiago

References

  • 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.