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Tethya omanensis Sarà & Bavestrello, 1995 
AphiaID: 170976

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Tethyidae (Family) > Tethya (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Tethya Lamarck, 1815
Sources  original description: Sarà, M.; Bavestrello, G. 1995. Tethya omanensis, a remarkable new species from an Oman cave (Porifera, Demospongiae). Bolletino di Zoologia 62: 23-27. [details]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J. 2008. Tetractinellid and hadromerid sponges from the Sultanate of Oman. Zoölogische Mededelingen Leiden 82 (53): 749-790. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Oman [details]
Western Arabian Sea [details]
Specimens  Holotype: MSNG 48598, locality Oman (Tiwi Sinkhole, 0-1 m) [details]
Nontype: ZMA Por. 17482, locality Oman (Muscat, Tiwi or Dihab sinkhole, 0-5 m) [details]
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Tethya omanensis
Tethya omanensis
added on 2009-01-09 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2009-01-09 13:25:45

Tethya omanensis
Tethya omanensis
added on 2009-01-09 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2009-01-09 13:26:29
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170976
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2006-10-18 17:26:23Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Tethya omanensis Sarà & Bavestrello, 1995. 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=170976 on 2013-05-19
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