Acanthotetilla
Acanthotetilla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Family: | Tetillidae |
Genus: | Acanthotetilla Burton, 1959[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Acanthotetilla is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Tetillidae.[2] They are distinguished from others in the family by the presence of distinctive, heavily spined skeletal structures called "megacanthoxeas".
Species[]
There are seven species described in the genus:
- Acanthotetilla celebensis de Voogd & van Soest, 2007 - Found in the Indian Ocean.
- (Lévi, 1964) - Found in the Indian Ocean.
- van Soest, 1977 - Found in the Atlantic Ocean near Barbados.
- Burton, 1959 - Found in the Indian Ocean.
- Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007
- (Thomas, 1973) - Found in the Indian Ocean.
- Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007
References[]
- ^ Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London)]. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Acanthotetilla Burton, 1959". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
Categories:
- Spirophorida
- Demospongiae stubs