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Tethya in life
In life — Puffball Sponges, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Nicolas Jouault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Jouault
BPBM 390Invertebrate Zoology

Tethya

Puffball Sponges

As recorded: Tethya Lamarck, 1815

Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Tethyida › Tethyidae

Locality
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Record type
Preserved specimen
7 Bishop specimens of TethyaSpecies page ›

Tethya observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,509 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Tethya observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FR

(c) lejocelyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tethya observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Wenderholm, Auckland, New Zealand

no rights reserved

Tethya observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Tāwharanui Peninsula

(c) Ruth Nielsen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Tethya observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Northland, NZ

(c) tyler_godfrey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tethya observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

US

(c) melissaherrmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tethya observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Monterey County, CA, USA

(c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tethya. BPBM 390. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39054640. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/390.

Record sources