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Tethya gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888) 
AphiaID: 170956

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) > Tethya (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Tethya Lamarck, 1815
Synonymised
taxa
  Tethyorraphis gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888 (genus transfer)
Tethyorrhaphis gigantea Lendenfeld, 1888 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1888. Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London): i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Australia [details]
Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Manning-Hawkesbury (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170956
Taxonomic
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2006-09-22 14:51:29Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Tethya gigantea (Lendenfeld, 1888). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170956 on 2013-05-25
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