Golf Ball Sponge Tethya diploderma

Classification

Tethyidae [family]

Tethya [genus] (1)

diploderma [species]

Classification

Tethyidae [family]

Tethya [genus] (1)

diploderma [species]

Names

English name	Golf Ball Sponge
Valid name	Tethya diploderma Schmidt, 1870
Synonym	Donatia diploderma (Schmidt, 1870)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Tethyida [order]
        
        Tethyidae [family]
        
        Tethya Lamarck, 1815 [genus]
        
        Tethya diploderma Schmidt, 1870 [species] Golf Ball Sponge