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Luffariella
Sign in to saveLuffariella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thorectidae. Its first valid description was given in 1899 by Johannes Thiele.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderDictyoceratida
- FamilyThorectidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 195
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Thorectidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, QM, NMV, SIO, AM
- Recorded in
- Tonga, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Malaysia, Wallis And Futuna, Australia, Palau
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Luffariella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thorectidae. Its first valid description was given in 1899 by Johannes Thiele.
One of its species is one of the few organisms that synthesizes derivatives of cyclopentanepentol.
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