Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Tethyidae



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39 species
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Anthotethya fromontae
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Columnitis squamata
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Halicometes hooperi
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Halicometes stellata
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Nucleotethya bifida
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Stellitethya murrayi
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Stellitethya repens
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Tectitethya crypta
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Tectitethya keyensis
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Tectitethya macrostella
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Tectitethya topsenti
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Max. Length 7 cm WD

 
Tethya actinia
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Tethya andamanensis
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Tethya annona
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Photo by Ferreira, Vasco Manuel

Northeast Atlantic and In

Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)

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Tethya aurantium
[Ball sponge]
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Tethya beatrizae
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Tethya bitylastra
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Tethya californiana
[Orange rough ball]
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Tethya deformis
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Tethya diploderma
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Tethya fastigiata
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Tethya fissurata
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Tethya ingalli
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Tethya japonica
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Tethya levii
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Tethya maza
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Tethya novaecaledoniae
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Tethya nux
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Tethya omanensis
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Tethya papillosa
[Common cheese puff sponge]
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Max. Length 5 cm WD

 
Tethya robusta
[Golfball sponge]
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Tethya seychellensis
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Tethya sollasi
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Tethya sorbetus
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Tethya stellagrandis
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Tethya topsenti
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Tethycometes sibogae
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Tethytimea tylota
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Xenospongia patelliformis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anthotethya fromontae Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Columnitis squamata Western Central Atlantic. 1870
Halicometes hooperi Western Central Pacific. 1993
Halicometes stellata Western Central Atlantic 1870
Nucleotethya bifida Western Central Atlantic 1996
Stellitethya murrayi Western Indian Ocean 1996
Stellitethya repens Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1870
Tectitethya crypta Western Central Atlantic 1949
Tectitethya keyensis Western Central Atlantic 1996
Tectitethya macrostella Western Central Atlantic 1996
Tectitethya topsenti Western Central Pacific 1900
Tethya actinia Western Central Atlantic. 7 WD 1950
Tethya andamanensis Indo-West Pacific. 1926
Tethya annona Southeast Pacific 2021
Tethya aurantium Ball sponge Northeast Atlantic and In 1766
Tethya beatrizae Southwest Atlantic 2011
Tethya bitylastra Southwest Atlantic 2018
Tethya californiana Orange rough ball Northeast Pacific 1932
Tethya deformis Pacific Ocean. 1898
Tethya diploderma Indo-Pacific, Western Cen 1870
Tethya fastigiata Southwest Pacific 1991
Tethya fissurata Western Central Pacific 1888
Tethya ingalli Western Central Pacific. 1858
Tethya japonica Western Pacific. 1888
Tethya levii Western Central Pacific. 1988
Tethya maza Western Central Pacific 1879
Tethya novaecaledoniae Western Central Pacific. 1988
Tethya nux Western Central Pacific 1867
Tethya omanensis Western Indian Ocean 1995
Tethya papillosa Common cheese puff sponge Southeast Pacific 1905
Tethya robusta Golfball sponge Indo-West Pacific. 5 WD 1873
Tethya seychellensis Cosmopolitan. 1881
Tethya sollasi Western Pacific 1991
Tethya sorbetus Southeast Pacific 2021
Tethya stellagrandis Western Central Pacific 1916
Tethya topsenti Western Central Pacific 2000
Tethycometes sibogae Western Central Pacific 1994
Tethytimea tylota Western Central Pacific 1912
Xenospongia patelliformis Western Central Pacific 1858



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