Tethya irisae

Tethya irisae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tethyida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tethyida

Familia: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Species: Tethya irisae

Name

Tethya irisae Sorokin, Ekins, Yang & Cárdenas, 2019: 6

• Holotype: SAMA S3387, collected by Great Australian Bight Research Project (GABRP) in 2015.
• Type locality: “Great Australian Bight (GAB); 34.822° S, 132.69° E; 1006 m depth”.

References

Primary references

• Sorokin, S.J., Ekins, M.G., Yang, Q. & Cárdenas, P. 2019. A new deep-water Tethya (Porifera, Tethyida, Tethyidae) from the Great Australian Bight and an updated Tethyida phylogeny. European Journal of Taxonomy 529: 1–26. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.529 Reference page. 

Links

• Tethya irisae in the World Register of Marine Species

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