Tethya taboga

Tethya taboga

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tethyida
Family: Tethyidae

Tethya is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Tethyidae. Members of this genus all have a spherical body form and some are known to be able to move at speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.

Distribution

Tethya taboga — (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 5

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá · CC-BY DescriptionTethya, Wikipedia contributors

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