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Turner, T.L. (2020). The order Tethyida (Porifera) in California: taxonomy, systematics, and the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae in the Eastern Pacific. Zootaxa. 4861(2): 211-231.
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Turner, T.L.
2020
The order Tethyida (Porifera) in California: taxonomy, systematics, and the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae in the Eastern Pacific
Zootaxa
4861(2): 211-231
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Sponges (phylum Porifera) are ubiquitous inhabitants of marine ecosystems and have been shown to provide substantial ecosystem services. Despite this ecological importance, the sponge fauna in California has received little study. Here I use a collection of kelp forest sponges to describe the diversity of the order Tethyida in California. This order contains the genus Tethya, which has been included in long-term ecological monitoring projects. I show that Tethya vacua is a junior synonym of Tethya californiana, and thus all Tethya populations known in California belong to a single species. Genetic data from California's only Timeidae, Timea authia, indicate that this species is in fact in the Tethyidae and is the third known member of the genus Tethytimea. I also describe the first member of the family Hemiasterellidae from the Eastern Pacific, Galaxia gaviotensis gen. nov. sp. nov. By combining field photographs, morphological taxonomy, and phylogenetic analysis of these samples, this work will facilitate future efforts to understand the evolution of this order and the ecological role of sponges in the California kelp forest.
North-eastern Pacific warm temperate
Phylogeny, Phylogenesis
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Galaxia Turner, 2020 (original description)
Galaxia gaviotensis Turner, 2020 (original description)
Tethya californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 (additional source)
Tethytimea authia (de Laubenfels, 1930) (new combination reference)
Northern California for Tethya californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 
Northern California for Tethytimea authia (de Laubenfels, 1930) 
Southern California Bight for Galaxia gaviotensis Turner, 2020 
Southern California Bight for Tethya californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 
Southern California Bight for Tethytimea authia (de Laubenfels, 1930) 
Holotype CASIZ 235112, geounit Southern California Bight, identified as Galaxia gaviotensis Turner, 2020
 Synonymy

Turner (2020) reassigned this species to the synonymy of Tethya californiana [details]