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Vetulina
Sign in to saveVetulina is a genus of sea sponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Vetulinidae and the monotypic order Sphaerocladina.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderSphaerocladina
- FamilyVetulinidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Vetulinidae
- Collections
- MNHN, WAM, UM-RSMAS, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- France, Indonesia, Australia, Barbados
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- Parent taxon
- Vetulinidae
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- Vetulina (10.1007-s12526-017-0658-7) Figure 3.png
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Vetulina is a genus of sea sponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Vetulinidae and the monotypic order Sphaerocladina.
==Species== There are three species recognised within the genus: Vetulina indica Pisera, Łukowiak, Fromont & Schuster, 2017 Vetulina rugosa Pisera, Łukowiak, Fromont & Schuster, 2017 Vetulina stalactites Schmidt, 1879
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