Rhabdastrella
Encyclopedia
Rhabdastrella is a genus
of marine
sponges belonging to the family of Ancorinidae
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Genus
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of marine
Marine (ocean)
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sponges belonging to the family of Ancorinidae
Ancorinidae
The Ancorinidae are a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Astrophorida.- Genera :*Ancorina Schmidt, 1862*Asteropus Sollas, 1888*Cryptosyringa Vacelet, 1979 *Disyringa Sollas, 1888*Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862...
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Species
- Rhabdastrella actinosa (Lévi, 1964)
- Rhabdastrella aurora (Hentschel, 1909)
- Rhabdastrella cordata Wiedenmayer, 1989
- Rhabdastrella cribriporosa (Dendy, 1916)
- Rhabdastrella distincta (Thiele, 1900)
- Rhabdastrella fibrosa Hechtel, 1983
- Rhabdastrella globostellataRhabdastrella globostellataRhabdastrella globostellata, also known as yellow pot sponge, is a marine sponge of the order Astrophorida. It is native to many regions of the Indian Ocean including the shores of Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Australia as well as the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore. It was first described by...
(CarterHenry John CarterHenry John Carter, FRS was a surgeon working in Bombay, India, who carried out work in geology and zoology. He worked as an army surgeon in Bombay from 1859 on Her Majesty's Indian Service, Bombay Establishment. He edited a collection of geological papers on Western India, including a summary of...
, 1883) - Rhabdastrella intermedia Wiedenmayer, 1989
- Rhabdastrella membranacea (Hentschel, 1909)
- Rhabdastrella oxytoxa (Thomas, 1973)
- Rhabdastrella primitiva (Burton, 1926)
- Rhabdastrella providentiae (Dendy, 1916)
- Rhabdastrella reticulata (Carter, 1883)
- Rhabdastrella rowi (Dendy, 1916)
- Rhabdastrella spinosa (Lévi, 1967)
- Rhabdastrella sterrastraea (Row, 1911)
- Rhabdastrella trichophora (Lévi e Lévi, 1989)
- Rhabdastrella virgula Boury-Esnault, 1973