Tetrapocillon kurushimensis
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| Tetrapocillon kurushimensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Guitarridae |
| Genus: | Tetrapocillon |
| Species: | T. kurushimensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrapocillon kurushimensis Tanita, 1961 | |
Tetrapocillon kurushimensis is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Guitarridae.[1]
The genus was first described in 1961 by Senji Tanita,[1][2]
The species epithet, kurushimensis, describes it as being found in the Kurushima Strait of Japan. It is also found in seas off the Korean peninsula.[3]
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