''Dactylia elegans'' is a species of
demosponges
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a hard, ...
in the family
Callyspongiidae
Callyspongiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Haplosclerida. It contains the following genera and species:
* '' Arenosclera'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
** '' Arenosclera amazonensis'' Leal, Moraes, Thompson & Hajdu, 2017
** '' Arenosclera ...
. It is found in Western Australia.
References
External links
Fauna of Western Australia
Sponges of Australia
Callyspongiidae
Sponges described in 1888
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