| Corbitella elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | Lyssacinosida |
| Family: | Euplectellidae |
| Genus: | Corbitella |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Corbitella elegans | |
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Corbitella elegans is a species of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the family Euplectellidae. It is found in the Banda Sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
The type specimen is number ZMA 01039, found in Indonesia (Maluku).
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North Maluku is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south. The provincial capital is Sofifi on the largest island of Halmahera, while the largest city is the island city of Ternate. The population of North Maluku was 1,038,087 in the 2010 census, making it one of the least-populous provinces in Indonesia; at the latest estimate the population number had risen to 1,235,700.
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Coptorhynchus elegans is a species of weevils in the tribe Celeuthetini. It is found in Indonesia.
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