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Tethya andamanensis
(Dendy & Burton, 1926)
AphiaID
170935
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170935)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Tethyida
(Order)
Tethyidae
(Family)
Tethya
(Genus)
Tethya andamanensis
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Tethya
Lamarck, 1815
Original name
Donatia andamanensis
Dendy & Burton, 1926
Synonymised names
Donatia andamanensis
Dendy & Burton, 1926
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Donatia andamanensis
Dendy & Burton, 1926
)
Dendy, A.; Burton, M. (1926). Report on some deep-sea sponges from the Indian Museum collected by the R.I.M.S. "Investigator". Part I. Hexactinellida and Tetractinellida (pars). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 28(4): 225-248.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v28/i4/1926/163228
page(s): 248
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Donatia andamanensis Dendy & Burton,...
Holotype
(of
Donatia andamanensis Dendy & Burton, 1926
) IMC R.N. XLII, 2, geounit Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[details]
Taxonomic citation
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database.
Tethya andamanensis
(Dendy & Burton, 1926). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170935 on 2026-09-04
Taxonomic edit history
Date
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2006-11-17 19:35:29Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2012-10-12 14:32:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Documented distribution (3)
Specimens (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Donatia andamanensis
Dendy & Burton, 1926
)
Dendy, A.; Burton, M. (1926). Report on some deep-sea sponges from the Indian Museum collected by the R.I.M.S. "Investigator". Part I. Hexactinellida and Tetractinellida (pars). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 28(4): 225-248.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v28/i4/1926/163228
page(s): 248
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Donatia andamanensis Dendy & Burton, 1926
) IMC R.N. XLII, 2, geounit Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[details]
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