Caulophacus discohexactinus
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| Caulophacus discohexactinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | Lyssacinosida |
| Family: | Rossellidae |
| Genus: | Caulophacus |
| Species: | C. discohexactinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caulophacus discohexactinus Janussen, Tabachnick & Tendal, 2004 | |
Caulophacus discohexactinus is a species of glass sponges belonging to the subfamily Lanuginellinae.[1] It is known from a type specimen found in the Weddell Sea. The specific epithet was given to refer to the discohexactine shape of the species' microscleres.[2]
