Pipestela
Genus of sponge
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Pipestela is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Axinellidae.[1][2] The species of this genus are found in Australian waters, New Guinea and other countries to the north of Australia.[2]
| Pipestela | |
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| Pipestela candelabra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Pipestela Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Pipestela candelabra | |
| Species | |
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5 species (see text) | |
Species
This genus contains the following five species:[1]
- Pipestela candelabra Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008
- Pipestela hooperi (van Soest, Desqueyroux-Faúndez, Wright & König, 1996)
- Pipestela occidentalis Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008
- Pipestela rara Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008
- Pipestela terpenensis (Fromont, 1993)
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