Timea is a genus of sponges in the order Tethyida first described in 1867 by Gray. It is the only member of the family Timeidae, described by Émile Topsent in 1928.Topsent, E. (1928). Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco. 74:1-376, pls I-XI.
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