Pipestela

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Pipestela
Pipestela candelabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Pipestela
Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008
Type species
Pipestela candelabra
Alvarez, Hooper & van Soest, 2008
Species

5 species (see text)

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]

The genus was first described in 2008.[3][4]

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