Inflatella
Sign in to saveInfantella is a genus of demosponges in the family Coelospharidae. The species in this genus differ from those in other genera through having a single kind of diactinal megascleres (single axis spicules with similar ends) and no mircoscleres. This genus contains 6 species.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderPoecilosclerida
- FamilyCoelosphaeridae
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- Inflatella
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- Schmidt, 1875
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Infantella is a genus of demosponges in the family Coelospharidae. The species in this genus differ from those in other genera through having a single kind of diactinal megascleres (single axis spicules with similar ends) and no mircoscleres. This genus contains 6 species.
== Species == The following species are recognised: Inflatella belli (Kirkpatrick, 1907), Gooseberry sponge Inflatella coelosphaeroides (Koltun, 1964) Inflatella globosa (Koltun, 1955) Inflatella pellicula (Schmidt, 1875) Inflatella tubulosa (Topsent, 1904) Inflatella viridis (Topsent, 1890)