Taxonavigation edit

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 samaaii

Name edit

Tethya samaaii Ribeiro & Muricy, 2011: 1518 [nomen substitutum]

  • Holotype: SAM-H4900 (fragment BMNH 1997.5.12.124), collected by P. Coetzee on 23 April 1996.
  • Type locality: “South Paw, Oudekraal (33°56’S, 17°21’E), depth 12 m”.

Synonyms edit

  • Tethya rubra Samaai & Gibbons, 2005: 31 [nomen praeocupatum pro Tethya rubra Ribeiro & Muricy, 2004]
    • Holotype: SAM-H4900 (fragment BMNH 1997.5.12.124), collected by P. Coetzee on 23 April 1996.
    • Type locality: “South Paw, Oudekraal (33°56’S, 17°21’E), depth 12 m”.

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