Acanthella (sponge)
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| Acanthella | |
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| Acanthella acuta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Bubarida |
| Family: | Dictyonellidae |
| Genus: | Acanthella Schmidt, 1862 [1] |
Acanthella is a genus of sponges in the family Dictyonellidae, which was first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt.[1][2] The type species is Acanthella acuta Schmidt, 1862 (designated by Vosmaer in 1912).[3][4]
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