Ecionemia
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| Ecionemia | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Ancorinidae |
| Genus: | Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862 |
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Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.[1]
This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]The following species are recognised in the genus Ecionemia:[3]
- Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862
- Ecionemia alata (Dendy, 1924)
- Ecionemia arabica (Lévi, 1958)
- Ecionemia australiensis (Carter, 1883)
- Ecionemia baculifera (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
- Ecionemia cinerea Thiele, 1900
- Ecionemia demera (Laubenfels, 1934)
- Ecionemia densa Bowerbank, 1873
- Ecionemia nigra Sollas, 1888
- Ecionemia novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1924)
- Ecionemia obtusum Lendenfeld, 1907
- Ecionemia spinastra Lévi, 1958
- Ecionemia thielei Thomas, 1986
- Ecionemia walkeri (Laubenfels, 1954)
Bibliography
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