Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
This spherical sponge is typically pale to bright yellow in colour. The surface is tuberculate (warty) and often 'buds' are present, found on short stalks on top of these tubercles. There is one, large compound oscule opposite to the point of attachment. Overall the appearance is like a small orange. Two other species of Tethya, Tethya hibernica and Tethya norvegica are now known from Britain and Ireland. Both are known from very few records. This species may also possibly be confused with Suberites carnosus, however the latter species has a smooth velvety surface. Tetilla cranium and Tetilla zetlandica are the same shape and have a rough surface, but T. zetlandica is bright white and T. cranium has distinctive 'S' shaped microscleres.
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Distribution
Aegean Sea, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, Ionian Sea, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Italian Exclusive Economic Zone, Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6833
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Mustapha, K.B.,Zarrouk, S., Souissi, A., ; El Abed, A. 2003.Diversite Des Desmosponges Tunisiennes.Bull.Inst. Natn. Scien. Tech. Mer de Salammbô. Vol. 30
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9899
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Rousseau, E. 1902. Note monographique sur les spongiaires de Belgique. 1. Annales de la Société malacologique de Belgique 37: 1-26.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=141735
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Topsent, E. 1899. Document sur la faune des Spongiaires des Côtes de Belgique. Arch. Biol., 16: 105-115.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=10078
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Koukouras, Athanasios. (2010). Check-list of marine species from Greece. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Assembled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=142068
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Voultsiadou, E. 2005b. Sponge diversity in the Aegean Sea: Check list and new information. Italian Zoology 72 (1): 53-64.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149735
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Sarà, M.; Melone, N. 1965. Una nuova specie del genere Tethya,Tethya citrina sp. n. dal Mediterraneo (Porifera Demospongiae). Attidella Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali11(Supplement): 123-138, pls I-II.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8161
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A common species on western and southern coasts of the British Isles.
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Ecology
Habitat
A common species in the infralittoral zone, usually on horizontal or gently sloping rocky surfaces in clean water, but can tolerate silt.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Tethya citrina
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Tethya citrina
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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