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Tethya actinia

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Tethya actinia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tethyida
Family: Tethyidae
Genus: Tethya
Species:
T. actinia
Binomial name
Tethya actinia
de Laubenfels, 1950

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]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  2. ^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. Bibcode:1988Sci...239..393M. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872. S2CID 22971831.