Tethya actinia
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| Tethya actinia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Hadromerida |
| Family: | Tethyidae |
| Genus: | Tethya |
| Species: | T. actinia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950 |
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Tethya actinia is a sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae[1].
While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170932 accessed 14 November 2010
- ^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
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