Tethya wilhelma
| Tethya wilhelma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tethyida |
| Family: | Tethyidae |
| Genus: | Tethya |
| Species: | T. wilhelma
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| Binomial name | |
| Tethya wilhelma Sarà, Sarà, Nickel & Brümmer, 2001
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Tethya wilhelma is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae.[1][2] Named after the Wilhelma zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart where it was collected, this species was the subject of detailed observation in its aquarium habitat. It reproduces asexually through budding and can move its body in a process of morphological reorganization.[1] Its origin is likely Indo-Pacific, and it shows affinities with other Indo-Pacific species like Tethya seychellensis.[1][3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Sarà, M.; Sarà, A.; Nickel, M.; Brümmer, F. (2001). "Three new species of Tethya (Porifera: Demospongiae) from German aquaria" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A, Biologie). 631: 1–15.
- ^ "Tethya wilhelma Sarà, Sarà, Nickel & Brümmer, 2001". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tethya gracilis Sarà, Sarà, Nickel & Brümmer, 2001". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ Sarà, Michele; Sarà, Antonio (2004). "A revision of Australian and New Zealand Tethya (Porifera : Demospongiae) with a preliminary analysis of species-groupings". Invertebrate Systematics. 18 (2): 117. doi:10.1071/is03008. ISSN 1445-5226.
- ^ Nickel, Michael; Donath, Tilman; Schweikert, Michael; Beckmann, Felix (2006-11-01). "Functional morphology of Tethya species (Porifera): 1. Quantitative 3D-analysis of Tethya wilhelma by synchrotron radiation based X-ray microtomography". Zoomorphology. 125 (4): 209–223. doi:10.1007/s00435-006-0021-1. ISSN 1432-234X.