Callyspongia

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Callyspongia
Callyspongia vaginalis (Branching Vase Sponge - pink variation).jpg
Callyspongia plicifera (the azure vase sponge – pink variation).
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Callyspongiidae
Genus: Callyspongia
Duchassaing & Michelotti  [ it ], 1864
Species

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Synonyms
  • CacochalinaSchmidt, 1868
Callyspongia crassa Callyspongia crassa 3 at Shaab Claudia.JPG
Callyspongia crassa
Callyspongia siphonella Callyspongia siphonella.JPG
Callyspongia siphonella
Callyspongia aerizusa Callyspongia sp. (Tube sponge).jpg
Callyspongia aerizusa
Callyspongia aculeata Agelas conifera FL.jpg
Callyspongia aculeata
Callyspongia samarensis Porifera morphology and internal structure.png
Callyspongia samarensis
Callyspongia biru Tube Sponge (Haliclona sp.) covered with Synaptid Sea Cucumbers (Synaptula sp.) (8494638659).jpg
Callyspongia biru

Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Callyspongia: [1]

Subgenus Callyspongia (Callyspongia)Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Subgenus Callyspongia (Cavochalina)Carter, 1885

Subgenus Callyspongia (Cladochalina)Schmidt, 1870

Subgenus Callyspongia (Euplacella)Lendenfeld, 1887

Subgenus Callyspongia (Toxochalina)Ridley, 1884

Subgenus unassigned

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Callyspongia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.