''Echinoclathria'' is a
genus
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of
demosponge
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 har ...
in the
family
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Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''
Echinoclathria arborea''
(Tanita, 1968)
* ''
Echinoclathria arcifera''
(Schmidt, 1880)
* ''
Echinoclathria atlantica''
Sarà, 1978
* ''
Echinoclathria axinelloides
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968)
* '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880)
* '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 19 ...
''
(Dendy, 1896)
* ''
Echinoclathria bergquistae''
Hooper, 1996
* ''
Echinoclathria beringensis''
(Hentschel, 1929)
* ''
Echinoclathria chalinoides''
(Carter, 1885)
* ''
Echinoclathria confragosa''
(Hallmann, 1912)
* ''
Echinoclathria contexta''
Sarà, 1978
* ''
Echinoclathria dichotoma
The tree sponge (''Echinoclathria dichotoma'') is a species of demosponge.Samaai, T. and Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. ''Afr. Nat. Hist''. 1(1):1-96 It is know ...
''
(Lévi, 1963)
* ''
Echinoclathria digitata''
(Lendenfeld, 1888)
* ''
Echinoclathria digitiformis''
(Row, 1911)
* ''
Echinoclathria egena''
Wiedenmayer, 1989
* ''
Echinoclathria gibbosa''
(Keller, 1889)
* ''
Echinoclathria inornata''
(Hallmann, 1912)
* ''
Echinoclathria leporina''
(Lamarck, 1814)
* ''
Echinoclathria levii
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968)
* '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880)
* '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 19 ...
''
Hooper, 1996
* ''
Echinoclathria minor
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968)
* '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880)
* '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 19 ...
''
(Burton, 1959)
* ''
Echinoclathria nodosa''
Carter, 1885
* ''
Echinoclathria notialis''
Hooper, 1996
* ''
Echinoclathria noto''
(Tanita, 1963)
* ''
Echinoclathria oxeata''
(Bergquist & Fromont, 1988)
* ''
Echinoclathria parkeri''
Hooper, 1996
* ''
Echinoclathria retepora''
(Lendenfeld, 1887)
* ''
Echinoclathria reticulata
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968)
* ''Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880)
* '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 197 ...
''
(Bergquist & Fromont, 1988)
* ''
Echinoclathria riddlei''
Hooper, 1996
* ''
Echinoclathria rimosa''
(Ridley, 1884)
* ''
Echinoclathria robusta''
(Keller, 1889)
* ''
Echinoclathria subhispida''
Carter, 1885
* ''
Echinoclathria translata''
(Pulitzer-Finali, 1978)
* ''
Echinoclathria vasa''
Lehnert, Stone & Heimler, 2006
* ''
Echinoclathria waldoschmitti''
de Laubenfels, 1954
References
Poecilosclerida
Taxa named by Henry John Carter
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