Biology:Homaxinella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Suberitida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
| Genus: | Homaxinella Topsent, 1916 [1] |
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Homaxinella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae. The type species is Homaxinella balfourensis.[2]
Description
Homaxinella was originally included in the sponge family Axinellidae but the structure of the skeleton shows that it lacks a reticulation and has bundles of calcareous spicules at the surface which led to its inclusion in Suberitidae.[2] The members of the genus are rooted to the substrate and have stalks, a much branched habit of growth and an axially condensed choanosomal skeleton. They have an extra-axial skeleton of bundles of megascleres which are exclusively styles, and a profusion of further incoherently arranged styles, in a wide range of sizes. There are no microscleres.[2]
Species
The World Porifera Database recognises the following species:[1]
- Homaxinella amphispicula (de Laubenfels, 1961)
- Homaxinella balfourensis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
- Homaxinella brevistyla Hoshino, 1981
- Homaxinella ensifera (Lamarck, 1815)
- Homaxinella erecta (Brøndsted, 1924)
- Homaxinella flagelliformis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
- Homaxinella infundibula Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
- Homaxinella ramosimassa Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
- Homaxinella subdola (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Homaxinella tanitai Hoshino, 1981
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 van Soest, Rob (2006). "Homaxinella Topsent, 1916". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131777.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hooper, John N. A.; R. W. M. van Soest; Philippe Willenz (2002-11-30). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges, Volume 1. p. 231. ISBN 9780306472602. https://books.google.com/books?id=OQoxzqjQXWEC&dq=Homaxinella+genus&pg=PA231.
Wikidata ☰ Q3467050 entry
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