Thoosa (sponge)

Thoosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Tetractinomorpha
Order: Astrophorida
Family: Thoosidae
Genus: Thoosa
Hancock, 1849[1]
Species: 16, see text.

Thoosa is a genus of demosponge in the family Thoosidae.[1] This genus is known for boring holes in corals.[2] It contains sixteen described species.

Species

Species in this genus include:[1]

  • Thoosa amphiasterina Topsent, 1920
  • Thoosa armata Topsent, 1888
  • Thoosa bulbosa Hancock, 1849
  • Thoosa cactoides Hancock, 1849
  • Thoosa calpulli Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gomez, 2004
  • Thoosa circumflexa Topsent, 1891
  • Thoosa fischeri Topsent, 1891
  • Thoosa istriaca Müller, 1979
  • Thoosa laeviaster Annandale, 1915
  • Thoosa letellieri Topsent, 1891
  • Thoosa midwayi Azzini, Calcinai, Iwasaki & Bavestrello, 2007
  • Thoosa mismalolli Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gomez, 2004
  • Thoosa mollis Volz, 1939
  • Thoosa radiata Topsent, 1887
  • Thoosa socialis Carter, 1880
  • Thoosa tortonesei Sarà, 1958

References

  1. 1 2 3 Boury-Esnault, N.; 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. "Thoosa Hancock, 1849". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  2. ↑ Hooper, John N. A.; van Soest, R.W.M., eds. (2002). Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. ISBN 978-0-30647260-2.


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