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Tethya actinia de Laubenfels 1950

Tethya actinia

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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

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

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Tethya actinia: Brief Summary

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Tethya actinia is a sea sponge belonging to the family Tethyidae.

While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.

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