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Tectitethya crypta
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Great Abaco, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: San Salvador, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Tectitethya crypta | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Notes: Also placed under genera Tethya and Cryptotethya. Thick to globular masses with top, membranous oscules. Surface papillated. Heavy fouling prevents detailing the surface and color, which is dark olive green. The species lives in sand and rubble in lagoonal environments. Sarà & Bavastrello (1996) described several new species of Tectitethya from the Caribbean (e.g., T. keyensis, T. macrostella) that are externally and internally similar to T. crypta. All our specimens were assigned to T. crypta on the basis of the typical external shape and color. Whether these conform to one or various species would need further study.
Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1949)
Link: World Porifera Database