Antho
''Antho'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ... and is known from virtually all parts of the global ocean. There are 62 species in five subgenera. Species The following species are recognised: Subgenus ''Antho (Acarnia)'' (Gray, 1867) * '' Antho (Acarnia) arctica'' (Koltun, 1959) * '' Antho (Acarnia) bakusi'' (Sim & Lee, 1998) * '' Antho (Acarnia) circonflexa'' (Lévi, 1960) * '' Antho (Acarnia) coriacea'' (Bowerbank, 1874) * '' Antho (Acarnia) elegans'' (Ridley & Dendy, 1887) * '' Antho (Acarnia) frondifera'' (Lamarck, 1814) * '' Antho (Acarnia) illgi'' (Bakus, 1966) * '' Antho (Acarnia) inconspicua'' (Desqueyroux, 1972) * '' Antho (Acarnia) kellyae'' (Samaai & ...
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