Tethya maza

Taxonavigation

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 maza

Name

Tethya maza Selenka, 1879: 472

• Neotype: MNRJ 810, collected by Débora Pires on 27 August 1984. [designated by Ribeiro & Muricy (2011: 1513)]
• Type locality: “Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State: Rio de Janeiro: Urca Beach, Guanabara Bay”.

References

Primary references

• Selenka, E. 1879 [1880]. Ueber einen Kieselschwamm von achtstrahligen Bau, und über Entwicklung der Schwammknospen. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 33: 467–476, pls XXVII–XXVIII. BHL
• Ribeiro, S.M. & Muricy, G. 2011. Taxonomic revision of Brazilian Tethya (Porifera: Hadromerida) with description of four new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91(07): 1511–1528. DOI: 10.1017/s0025315411000038 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Muricy, G., Lopes, D.A., Hajdu, E., Carvalho, M.S., Moraes, F.C., Klautau, M., Menegola, C. & Pinheiro, U. 2011. Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. Museu Nacional, Série Livros. 300 pp. Reference page. 

Links

• Tethya maza in the World Register of Marine Species