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Tethya laevis (Lendenfeld, 1888) 
AphiaID: 170964

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		  Tethyorrhaphis laevis 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]

from synonym: Burton, M. 1924a. A revision of the sponge family Donatiidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1924 (part 4): 1033-1045, pl. 1. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Manning-Hawkesbury [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Type locality: SW Australia [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170964
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2006-09-17 17:45:42Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2006-09-23 11:59:15Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2011-01-16 14:43:39Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Tethya laevis (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=170964 on 2013-05-23
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