Tethyastra oxyaster
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Tethyastra oxyaster (Burton, 1934)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Tethyastra oxyaster (Burton, 1934). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171006 on 2026-08-01
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2006-09-23T16:52:04Z
replaces: 194390
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Tethyastra oxyaster (Burton, 1934)
class: Demospongiae
family: Tethyidae
genus: Tethyastra
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29. 4 (14): 513-621, pls 1-2.
name published in year: 1934
order: Tethyida
parent name usage ID: 171005
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Burton, 1934)
specific epithet: oxyaster
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted