Euplectella
| Euplectella | |
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| Euplectella aspergillum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | Lyssacinosida |
| Family: | Euplectellidae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Euplectella Owen, 1841[1] |
| Type species | |
| Euplectella aspergillum | |
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Euplectella is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket.
Species[]
- Euplectella aspergillum
References[]
- ^ 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.). "Euplectella Owen, 1841". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
Further reading[]
- Falcucci, Giacomo; Amati, Giorgio; Fanelli, Pierluigi; Krastev, Vesselin K.; Polverino, Giovanni; Porfiri, Maurizio; Succi, Sauro (July 2021). "Extreme flow simulations reveal skeletal adaptations of deep-sea sponges". Nature. 595 (7868): 537–541. Bibcode:2021Natur.595..537F. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03658-1. PMID 34290424. S2CID 236176161.
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