Acanthascus is a genus of sponges in the family
Rossellidae
Rossellidae is a family of glass sponges belonging to the order Lyssacinosa. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution and is found at a large range of depths (, and likely deeper).
Description
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Acanthascus alani
Acanthascus is a genus of sponges in the family Rossellidae. Species include:
*'' Acanthascus alani'' Ijima, 1898
*'' Acanthascus cactus'' Schulze, 1886
*'' Acanthascus koltuni'' Reiswig & Stone, 2013
*'' Acanthascus malacus'' Reiswig, 2014
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Ijima, 1898
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Acanthascus cactus
Acanthascus is a genus of sponges in the family Rossellidae. Species include:
*''Acanthascus alani'' Ijima, 1898
*'' Acanthascus cactus'' Schulze, 1886
*'' Acanthascus koltuni'' Reiswig & Stone, 2013
*'' Acanthascus malacus'' Reiswig, 2014
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Schulze, 1886
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Acanthascus koltuni
Acanthascus is a genus of sponges in the family Rossellidae. Species include:
*''Acanthascus alani'' Ijima, 1898
*''Acanthascus cactus'' Schulze, 1886
*'' Acanthascus koltuni'' Reiswig & Stone, 2013
*'' Acanthascus malacus'' Reiswig, 2014
*'' Ac ...
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Reiswig & Stone, 2013
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Acanthascus malacus
''Acanthascus malacus'' is a species of sponge first found at the bottom of shelf, canyon and seamounts of the west coast of Washington, British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, si ...
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Reiswig, 2014
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Acanthascus pachyderma''
Okada, 1932
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Acanthascus platei''
Schulze, 1886
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Acanthascus profundum
Acanthascus is a genus of sponges in the family Rossellidae
Rossellidae is a family of glass sponges belonging to the order Lyssacinosa. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution and is found at a large range of depths (, and likely deeper).
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(Koltun, 1967)
References
Hexactinellida
Hexactinellida genera
Sponges described in 1886
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