🦋 Identification Guide

How to Identify Tethyidae

5 species · Animalia · Order Tethyida

Tethyidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Tethyida, class Demospongiae. The family contains 5 accepted species worldwide.

Representative Tethyidae Species

How to identify Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)

Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)

Tethya aurantium (Pallas, 1766)

Tethya aurantium, the golf ball sponge, is a spherical sea sponge found across m…
How to identify Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994

Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994

Tethya bergquistae Hooper, 1994

Tethya bergquistae is a sea sponge species from family Tethyidae, found in Austr…
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify Tethyidae?

Tethyidae animals belong to the Tethyida order in the Animalia kingdom. Browse the 5 species gallery above for visual identification references. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.

What are the key characteristics of Tethyidae?

Tethyidae is classified in the order Tethyida, class Demospongiae, phylum Porifera. The family contains 5 accepted species worldwide.

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