Tethya leysae
| Tethya leysae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tethyida |
| Family: | Tethyidae |
| Genus: | Tethya |
| Species: | T. leysae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tethya leysae Heim & Nickel, 2010
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Holotype site[1]
Tethya leysae is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae,[1] found in the Canadian north-west Pacific.[2]
It was first described by Heim and Nickel in 2010, [1][2] from specimens collected by Sally P. Leys from a rocky bottom substrate (10 m-25 m in depth) near Ohiat Island, British Columbia in 2003 and 2006.[2] The species epithet honours Sally P. Leys.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Tethya leysae, Heim & Nickel, 2010". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d ISABEL HEIM; MICHAEL NICKEL (9 April 2010). "Description and molecular phylogeny of Tethya leysae sp. nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida) from the Canadian Northeast Pacific with remarks on the use of microtomography in sponge taxonomy". Zootaxa. 2422 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2422.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97515523.