Euplectellidae

Euplectellidae is a family of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the order Lyssacinosa.

Euplectellidae
Venus Flower Basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lyssacinosida
Family: Euplectellidae
Gray, 1867[1]
Subfamilies
  • Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002
  • Corbitellinae Gray, 1872
  • Euplectellinae Gray, 1867

Taxonomy

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the family includes the following subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002

  • Amphidiscella Tabachnick & Lévi, 1997
  • Amphoreus Reiswig & Kelly, 2018
  • Bolosoma Ijima, 1904
  • Caulocalyx Schulze, 1886
  • Hyalostylus Schulze, 1886
  • Neocaledoniella Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
  • Rhizophyta Shen, Dohrmann, Zhang, Lu & Wang, 2019
  • Saccocalyx Schulze, 1896
  • Trachycaulus Schulze, 1886
  • Trychella Reiswig & Kelly, 2018
  • Vityaziella Tabachnick & Lévi, 1997

Subfamily Corbitellinae Gray, 1872

  • Atlantisella Tabachnick, 2002
  • Corbitella Gray, 1867
  • Dictyaulus Schulze, 1896
  • Dictyocalyx Schulze, 1886
  • Hertwigia Schmidt, 1880
  • Heterotella Gray, 1867
  • Ijimaiella Tabachnick, 2002
  • Plumicoma Reiswig & Kelly, 2018
  • Pseudoplectella Tabachnick, 1990
  • Regadrella Schmidt, 1880
  • Rhabdopectella Schmidt, 1880
  • Walteria Schulze, 1886

Subfamily Euplectellinae Gray, 1867

  • Acoelocalyx Topsent, 1910
  • Chaunangium Schulze, 1904
  • Docosaccus Topsent, 1910
  • Euplectella Owen, 1841
  • Holascus Schulze, 1886
  • Malacosaccus Schulze, 1886
  • Placopegma Schulze, 1895
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References
  1. 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
  • Media related to Euplectellidae at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Euplectellidae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Euplectellidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.


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