| Tethya | |
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|  | |
| Tethya aurantium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Porifera | 
| Class: | Demospongiae | 
| Order: | Hadromerida | 
| Family: | Tethyidae | 
| Genus: | Tethya Lamarck, 1815 | 
| Species | |
| See text | |
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Tethya is a genus of demosponge belonging to the family Tethyidae. Members of this genus all have a spherical body form and some are known to be able to move at speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.
Species in this genus include: