Tethya bergquistae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tethyida |
Family: | Tethyidae |
Genus: | Tethya |
Species: | T. bergquistae
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Binomial name | |
Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994
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Synonyms[1] | |
Tethya australis Bergquist & Kelly-Borges, 1991 |
Tethya bergquistae is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae.[1][2]
In Australia, it is found in off the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian coasts,[1] and in New Zealand off the shores of both North and South Islands.[2]
It was first described by John Hooper in 1994.[1][3]