Farrea

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Farrea
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Farrea occa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Sceptrulophora
Family: Farreidae
Genus: Farrea
Bowerbank, 1862 [1]

Farrea is a genus of glass sponges in the family Farreidae.

Species

Species accepted by the World Register of Marine Species: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ [Bowerbank], J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV.
  2. ↑ "Farrea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 31 October 2021.


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