Trachycladus

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Trachycladus
Sinuous sea fans and orange wall sponge at Finlay's Point PA011692.JPG
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Trachycladida
Family: Trachycladidae
Genus: Trachycladus
Carter, 1879
Species

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Synonyms
  • SpirophoraLendenfeld, 1887
  • SpirophorellaLendenfeld, 1888

Trachycladus is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Trachycladidae. [1]

Species

Species in this genus include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trachycladus Carter, 1879". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 November 2010.