Hamacantha
''Hamacantha'' is a genus of sponges in the family Hamacanthidae Hamacanthidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Merliida Merliida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera Sponges, the mem .... This species in this genus differ from those in the other genera in this family through the presence of diancistras, distinctive microscleres. These are thought to aid in framing the skeleton by joining monactine megascleres (that is megascleres that grow in only a single direction). This genus contains 30 species in three subgenera. Species The following species are recognised: Subgenus Hamacantha (Hamacantha) (Gray, 1867) * '' Hamacantha (Hamacantha) boomerang'' (Hajdu & Castello-Branco, 2014) * '' Hamacantha (Hamacantha) hortae'' Santín, (Grinyó Uriz & Gili &, 2021) * '' Hamacantha (Hamacantha) johnsoni'' (Bowerbank, 1864) * '' Hamacantha (Hamacantha) l ...
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