Nethea

Nethea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Family:	Pachastrellidae
Genus:	Nethea ; Sollas, 1888

Last updated October 13, 2025

Nethea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Pachastrellidae,^[1] that was first described in 1888 by William Johnson Sollas.^[1]^[2]

The species of this genus are found in Southern Europe.^[1]

Species:^[1]

Nethea amygdaloides (Carter, 1876)
Nethea nana (Carter, 1880)

References

1 2 3 4 "Nethea Sollas, 1888". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
↑ Sollas, W. J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology, 25 (part 63): 1–458, pl. 1–44,

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[GBIF-1] 1 2 3 4 "Nethea Sollas, 1888". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[2] Sollas, W. J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology, 25 (part 63): 1–458, pl. 1–44,

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