genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sea sponges
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through ...
belonging to the
family
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Tethyidae
Tethyidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Tethyida.
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species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus with the first member having been described in 1900.
Species
Species in this genus include:
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Tectitethya crypta
''Tectitethya crypta'' is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Tethyidae. Its classified family is characterized by fourteen different known genera, one of them being ''Tectitethya''. It is a massive, shallow-water sponge found in the ...
'' (de Laubenfels, 1949)
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Tectitethya keyensis
''Tectitethya'' is a genus of sea sponges 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
''T ...
'' Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
* ''
Tectitethya macrostella
''Tectitethya'' is a genus of sea sponges 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 ...
'' Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
* ''
Tectitethya raphyroides
''Tectitethya'' is a genus of sea sponges 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 ...
'' Sarà & Bavestrello, 1996
* ''
Tectitethya topsenti
''Tectitethya'' is a genus of sea sponges 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 ...