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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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderPoecilosclerida
- FamilyCoelosphaeridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Coelosphaeridae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, SIO, QM, SBMNH, NT
- Recorded in
- Brazil, South Africa, United States, Australia, Puerto Rico, Vanuatu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Coelosphaeridae
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- taxon name
- Inflatella
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- 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)
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