Luffariella
Genus of sponges
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Luffariella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thorectidae.[1] Its first valid description was given in 1899 by Johannes Thiele.[2][3]
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| Luffariella geometrica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Dictyoceratida |
| Family: | Thorectidae |
| Subfamily: | Thorectinae |
| Genus: | Luffariella Thiele, 1899 |
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One of its species is one of the few organisms that synthesizes derivatives of cyclopentanepentol.[4][5][6]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Luffariella:
- Luffariella caliculata Bergquist, 1995
- Luffariella cylindrica Bergquist, 1995
- Luffariella geometrica Kirkpatrick, 1900
- Luffariella herdmani (Dendy, 1905)
- Luffariella koreana Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Luffariella tubula Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017
- Luffariella variabilis (Polejaeff, 1884)
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