''Tethyopsis'' is a genus of
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
Ancorinidae
Ancorinidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida.
Genera
*''Ancorina'' Schmidt, 1862
*'' Asteropus'' Sollas, 1888
*'' Chelotropella'' Lendenfeld, 1907
*'' Cryptosyringa'' Vacelet, 1979
*'' Dercitus'' Gray, ...
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The species of this genus are found in southern
South Hemisphere and
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
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Species:
*''
Tethyopsis brondstedi''
*''
Tethyopsis calcifera''
*''
Tethyopsis columnifera''
*''
Tethyopsis dubia''
*''
Tethyopsis longispinus''
*''
Tethyopsis mortenseni''
*''
Tethyopsis patriciae''
*''
Tethyopsis plurima''
*''
Tethyopsis radiata''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6538567
Sponges