Caulophacus weddelli
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | Lyssacinosida |
| Family: | Rossellidae |
| Genus: | Caulophacus |
| Species: | C. weddelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Caulophacus weddelli Janussen, Tabachnick & Tendal, 2004
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Caulophacus weddelli is a species of glass sponges belonging to the subfamily Lanuginellinae. It is the only species in the subgenus Oxydiscus.[1] It is known from a type specimen found in the Weddell Sea, which lends its name to the specific epithet weddelli.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) weddelli Janussen, Tabachnick & Tendal, 2004. Accessed through WoRMS on 2023-06-05.
- ^ Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R.; Tendal, O.S. (2004). Deep-sea Hexactinellida (Porifera) of the Weddell Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part II. 51: 1857-1882. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.07.018
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