Acanthotetilla

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

Acanthotetilla is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Tetillidae. 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

• Systema Porifera

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