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Theonellidae
Sign in to saveTheonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida, which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderTetractinellida
- FamilyTheonellidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 47
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Theonellidae
- Collections
- USNM, QM, WAM, SAMA, MAGNT, UOMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Tanzania, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Bahamas, Honduras
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Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida, which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903.
Theonella conica is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont microbe, Entotheonella sp.
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