Calthropella

<i>Calthropella</i>

Calthropella

Genus of sponges

Calthropella is a genus of sea sponges in the order Tetractinellida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Calthropellidae.[1]

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Calthropella:

  • Calthropella durissima Topsent, 1892
  • Calthropella geodioides (Carter, 1876)
  • Calthropella enigmatica (Lévi & Lévi, 1983)
  • Calthropella inopinata Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
  • Calthropella lithistina (Schmidt, 1880)
  • Calthropella novaezealandiae (Bergquist, 1961)
  • Calthropella pathologica (Schmidt, 1868)
  • Calthropella pyrifera van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
  • Calthropella recondita Pulitzer-Finali, 1972
  • Calthropella simplex Sollas, 1888
  • Calthropella stelligera (Schmidt, 1868)
  • Calthropella xavierae van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010


References

  1. [1]
    WoRMS. "Calthropella Sollas, 1888". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2019-04-24.


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