''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of
sponges
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 ...
belonging to the family
Hemiasterellidae
Hemiasterellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tethyida.
Genera:
* '' Adreus'' Gray, 1867
* ''Axos'' Gray, 1867
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.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
*''
Hemiasterella affinis''
*''
Hemiasterella ajax''
*''
Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*''
Hemiasterella bouilloni''
*''
Hemiasterella callocyathus''
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Hemiasterella complicata''
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Hemiasterella digitata''
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Hemiasterella elongata
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella intermedia
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella magna
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella strongylophora
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella topsenti
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella typus
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Hemiasterella affinis''
*'' Hemiasterella ajax''
*'' Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
*'' Hemiastere ...
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Hemiasterella vasiformis
''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most ...
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Hemiasterella verae''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4116348
Sponges