''Trachycladus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and are o ...
belonging to the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Trachycladidae.
Species
Species in this genus include:
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Trachycladus cervicornis'' Burton, 1959
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Trachycladus laevispirulifer'' Carter, 1879
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Trachycladus minax'' (Topsent, 1888)
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Trachycladus spinispirulifer'' (Carter, 1879)
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Trachycladus stylifer'' Dendy, 1924
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Trachycladus tethyoides'' Burton, 1959
References
Hadromerida
Taxa named by Henry John Carter
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