Description: Spherical to slightly ovoid; ball-shaped, up to 4 cm in diameter. The surface is covered with low, flat tubercles, which are up to 3 mm in diameter. A few species have small apical oscules, but most species have no obvious exhalent openings. The consistency is tough, slightly compressible.
Color: Pale yellow to dull red.
Habitat: Common on turtle grass and in the reef environment in crevices.
Distribution: Tropical Atlantic America.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Porifera Genus Tethya Species Tethya spp.
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this species
Voss, G.L., 1976. Seashore life of Florida and the Carribbean. Banyan Books, Inc. Miami, Florida.
Wiedenmayer, F., 1977. Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel und Stuttgart.
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