Craniella

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Craniella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Tetillidae
Genus: Craniella
Schmidt, 1870 [1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • CraniellopsisTopsent, 1913
  • PolyurellaGray, 1870
  • TethyopsillaLendenfeld, 1888

Craniella is a genus of marine sponges in the family Tetillidae.

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Craniella: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Grundzüge einer Spongien-fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. Eduard Oskar Schmidt and W. Engelmann, 1870
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Craniella Schmidt, 1870". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.


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