genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 in the family
Scopalinidae
Scopalinidae is an family 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 ...
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Species
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Stylissa acanthelloides
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* '' Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a ...
Stylissa carteri
''Stylissa carteri'', commonly known as elephant ear sponge, is a species of sponge found from the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzu ...
'' Dendy, 1889
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Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* '' Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri
''Stylissa carteri'', commonly known as elephant ear s ...
'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
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Stylissa conulosa
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a g ...