''Hemiasterella'' is a genus of
sponges
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 ar ...
belonging to the family
Hemiasterellidae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Hemiasterella affinis''
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Hemiasterella ajax''
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Hemiasterella aristoteliana''
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Hemiasterella bouilloni''
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Hemiasterella callocyathus''
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Hemiasterella complicata''
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Hemiasterella digitata''
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Hemiasterella elongata''
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Hemiasterella intermedia''
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Hemiasterella magna''
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Hemiasterella strongylophora''
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Hemiasterella topsenti''
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Hemiasterella typus''
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Hemiasterella vasiformis''
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Hemiasterella verae''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4116348
Heteroscleromorpha
Sponge genera