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Tethya leysae Heim & Nickel, 2010 
AphiaID: 467843

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
Source  original description: Heim, I.; Nickel, M. 2010. Description and molecular phylogeny of Tethya leysae sp.nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida) from the Canadian Northeast Pacific with remarks on the use of microtomography in sponge taxonomy. Zootaxa 2422: 1-21. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details]
Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf [details]
Specimens  Holotype: BMNH 2009.5.1.1, locality Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf (Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Barkley Sound, Bamfield, near Ohiat Islet) [details]
Paratype: PMJ 287, locality Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf (Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Barkley Sound, Bamfield, near Ohia Islet) [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Tethya leysae)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:467843
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2010-04-18 19:49:32Z  created  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Tethya leysae Heim & Nickel, 2010. 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=467843 on 2013-05-25
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