Euplectella
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Euplectella is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket
Venus' Flower Basket
The Venus' Flower Basket, or Euplectella aspergillum is a hexactinellid sponge in the phylum Porifera inhabiting the deep ocean. In traditional Asian cultures, this particular sponge was given as a wedding gift because the sponge symbiotically houses two small shrimp, a male and a female, who live...

, E. aspergillum.

Species

  • Euplectella aspera
  • Euplectella aspergillum
  • Euplectella crassistellata
  • Euplectella cucumer
  • Euplectella curvistellata
  • Euplectella gibbsa
  • Euplectella imperialis
  • Euplectella jovis
  • Euplectella marshalli
  • Euplectella nobilis
  • Euplectella nodosa
  • Euplectella oweni
  • Euplectella paratetractina
  • Euplectella plumosum
  • Euplectella simplex
  • Euplectella suberea
  • Euplectella timorensis
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