Corbitella

Genus of sponges

Corbitella

Illustration by A. L. Clement: glass sponges (skeleton).-1. Alcyoncellum speciosum. (Quoy et Gaimard).-2. Euplectella aspergillum (Owen), in Filhol, H. (1885) Vie au Fond des Mers : les Explorations Sous-Marines et les Voyages du Travailleur et du Talisman, Paris: G. Masson, Editeur
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Order:	Lyssacinosida
Family:	Euplectellidae
Subfamily:	Corbitellinae
Genus:	Corbitella Gray, 1867^[1]
Species
Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Corbitella elegans (Marshall, 1875) Corbitella pulchra (Schulze, 1887) Corbitella speciosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms
List Alcyoncellum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 Eudictyon Marshall, 1875 Eudictyum Marshall, 1875 Habrodictyon Thomson, 1868 Habrodictyum Schulze, 1887 Taegeria Schulze, 1886

Corbitella is a genus of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the family Euplectellidae.

References

^ Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII

External links

Media related to Corbitella at Wikimedia Commons
"Corbitella" at the Encyclopedia of Life
"Corbitella". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.

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