''Aphrocallistes'' is a genus of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
s belonging to the family
Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistidae is a family of hexactinellid sponges in the order Sceptrulophora
Sceptrulophora (from Ancient Greek, σκῆπτρον, ''skêptron'' - "sceptre" and -φόρος, ''-phóros'' - "bearing") is an order of hexactinellid sponges, ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
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Aphrocallistes beatrix''
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Aphrocallistes bochotnicensis''
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Aphrocallistes cylindrodactylus''
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Aphrocallistes estevoui''
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Aphrocallistes kazimierzensis''
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Aphrocallistes lobatus''
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Aphrocallistes macroporus''
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Aphrocallistes mammillaris''
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Aphrocallistes vastus
The cloud sponge ''(Aphrocallistes vastus)'' is a species of sea sponge in the class Hexactinellida. It is a deep-water reef-forming animal. The species was first described by F.E. Schulze in 1886.
Description
The cloud sponge takes the form of ...
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Aphrocallistes verrucosus''
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Aphrocallistes vistulae''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4129415
Hexactinellida
Hexactinellida genera