Acanthotetilla

Acanthotetilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Spirophorida
Family:	Tetillidae
Genus:	Acanthotetilla; Burton, 1959[1]
Species
	Acanthotetilla celebensis; Acanthotetilla enigmatica; Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera; Acanthotetilla hemisphaerica; Acanthotetilla seychellensis;

Acanthotetilla is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Tetillidae.^[2] They are distinguished from others in the family by the presence of distinctive, heavily spined skeletal structures called "megacanthoxeas". There are five described species: four occur in the Indian Ocean with one from the Atlantic, Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera of Barbados.

References

↑ Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London)]. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2014-04-30.
↑ van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. "Acanthotetilla Burton, 1959". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

Systema Porifera

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[1] Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London)]. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2014-04-30.

[2] van Soest, R. (2014). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. "Acanthotetilla Burton, 1959". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-04-30.