Acanthotetilla

Acanthotetilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spirophorida
Family: Tetillidae
Genus: Acanthotetilla
Burton, 1959[1]
Species
  • Acanthotetilla celebensis
  • Acanthotetilla enigmatica
  • Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera
  • Acanthotetilla hemisphaerica
  • Acanthotetilla seychellensis

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". There are five described species: four occur in the Indian Ocean with one from the Atlantic, Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera of Barbados.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ van Soest, R. (2014). R. W. M. Van Soest, N. Boury-Esnault, J. N. A. Hooper, K. Rützler, N. J. de Voogd, B. Alvarez de Glasby, E. Hajdu, A. B. Pisera, R. Manconi, C. Schoenberg, D. Janussen, K. R. Tabachnick, M. Klautau, B. Picton, M. Kelly & J. Vacelet, eds. "Acanthotetilla Burton, 1959". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.


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