''Pipestela'' 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

Axinellidae Axinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Axinellida. This family includes some photo-synthetic sponges that occur throughout the world's coral reefs. They are amongst the more common sponges seen in the aquarium trade but are usually not ...

. The species of this genus are found in Australian waters, New Guinea and other countries to the north of Australia. The genus was first described in 2008.

Species

This genus contains the following five species: *'' Pipestela candelabra'' *'' Pipestela hooperi'' *'' Pipestela occidentalis'' *'' Pipestela rara'' *'' Pipestela terpenensis''

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''Pipestela'' occurrence data
from

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Axinellidae Sponge genera Taxa described in 2008 Taxa named by John Hooper (marine biologist) Taxa named by Rob van Soest {{demosponge-stub