El-Arab, Mohammed Abdel Latif Ezz;Ekins, Merrick
Ophlitaspongia
Sign in to saveOphlitaspongia is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. Many species formerly included in this genus have been moved to other genera such as Clathria and Echinoclathria and the genus currently contains only two recognized species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderPoecilosclerida
- FamilyMicrocionidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 80
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Microcionidae
- Collections
- CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Parent taxon
- Microcionidae
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- Ophlitaspongia
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Ophlitaspongia is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. Many species formerly included in this genus have been moved to other genera such as Clathria and Echinoclathria and the genus currently contains only two recognized species.
==Species== Ophlitaspongia kildensis Ophlitaspongia papilla
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