''Stelletta'' 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 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 are on ...
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 ...
Ancorinidae
Ancorinidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida.
Genera
*'' Ancorina'' Schmidt, 1862
*'' Asteropus'' Sollas
Sollas () is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Sco ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*''
Stelletta addita''
(Topsent, 1938)
*''
Stelletta aeruginosa''
Carter, 1886
*''
Stelletta agglutinans''
(Dendy, 1905)
*''
Stelletta agulhana''
Lendenfeld, 1907
*''
Stelletta anancora''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta anasteria''
Esteves & Muricy, 2005
*''
Stelletta anthastra''
Lehnert & Stone, 2014
*''
Stelletta arenaria''
Bergquist, 1968
*''
Stelletta aruensis''
Hentschel, 1912
*''
Stelletta atrophia''
Hoshino, 1981
*''
Stelletta beae''
Hajdu & Carvalho, 2003
*''
Stelletta bocki
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Rao, 1941
*''
Stelletta boglicii''
Schmidt, 1862
*''
Stelletta brevidens
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Topsent, 1897)
*''
Stelletta brevioxea''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
*''
Stelletta brevis''
Hentschel, 1909
*''
Stelletta calyx''
Sim & Kim, 2003
*''
Stelletta capensis
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Lévi, 1967
*''
Stelletta carolinensis
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Wells, Wells & Gray, 1960)
*''
Stelletta cavernosa
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Dendy, 1916)
*''
Stelletta centroradiata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Lévi & Lévi, 1983
*''
Stelletta centrotyla
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1907
*''
Stelletta clarella
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
de Laubenfels, 1930
*''
Stelletta clavosa
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Ridley, 1884
*''
Stelletta colombiana
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Wintermann-Kilian & Kilian, 1984)
*''
Stelletta communis
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta conulosa
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Bergquist, 1968
*''
Stelletta crassicula''
Carter, 1881
*''
Stelletta crassispicula''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta crater''
Dendy, 1924
*''
Stelletta crusta''
Shim & Sim, 2009
*''
Stelletta cyathoides''
Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta cylindrica''
Thomas, 1973
*''
Stelletta debilis''
Thiele, 1900
*''
Stelletta defensa''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
*''
Stelletta dendyi''
(Sollas, 1888)
*''
Stelletta dichoclada''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
*''
Stelletta digitata''
(Pulitzer-Finali, 1993)
*''
Stelletta digitifera
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglut ...
''
(Lévi, 1959)
*†''
Stelletta discoidea''
Rutot, 1874
*''
Stelletta discolor''
Bösraug, 1913
*''
Stelletta dorsigera''
Schmidt, 1864
*''
Stelletta durissima''
Bergquist, 1965
*''
Stelletta eduardoi''
Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
*''
Stelletta estrella''
de Laubenfels, 1930
*''
Stelletta farcimen''
Lendenfeld, 1907
*''
Stelletta fibrosa''
(Schmidt, 1870)
*''
Stelletta fibulifera''
Schmidt, 1880
*''
Stelletta freitasi''
Lévi, 1964
*''
Stelletta gigantea''
Tanita, 1965
*''
Stelletta gigas''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta globulariformis''
(Wilson, 1902)
*''
Stelletta grubii
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Schmidt, 1862
*''
Stelletta grubioides''
Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta hajdui''
Lerner & Mothes, 1999
*''
Stelletta herdmani''
Dendy, 1905
*''
Stelletta hispida''
(Buccich, 1886)
*''
Stelletta horrens''
Kirkpatrick, 1902
*''
Stelletta hyperoxea''
Lévi & Lévi, 1983
*''
Stelletta incrustata''
Uliczka, 1929
*''
Stelletta individua''
(Schmidt, 1870)
*''
Stelletta inermis''
(Topsent, 1904)
*''
Stelletta japonica''
Lebwohl, 1914
*''
Stelletta jonesi''
(Thomas, 1973)
*''
Stelletta kallitetilla''
(de Laubenfels, 1936)
*''
Stelletta kieschnicki''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
*''
Stelletta kundukensis''
Sim, 1996
*''
Stelletta lactea''
Carter, 1871
*''
Stelletta latiancora''
Topsent, 1928
*''
Stelletta lithodes''
Bergquist, 1968
*''
Stelletta longicladus''
Dendy & Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta makushina''
Lehnert & Stone, 2014
*''
Stelletta mamilliformis''
Carter, 1886
*''
Stelletta maori''
Dendy, 1924
*''
Stelletta mauritiana''
(Dendy, 1916)
*''
Stelletta maxima''
Thiele, 1898
*''
Stelletta mediterranea''
(Topsent, 1893)
*''
Stelletta megaspina''
Lendenfeld, 1907
*''
Stelletta misakensis''
Lebwohl, 1914
*''
Stelletta morikawai''
Tanita, 1961
*''
Stelletta mortarium
''Stelletta mortarium'' is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae. The species was first described by Julio Alberto Díaz and Paco Cárdenas in 2024.
Distribution
''Stelletta mortarium'' was first found in the waters ar ...
''
Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024
*''
Stelletta moseleyi''
(Sollas, 1888)
*''
Stelletta naseana''
Thiele, 1898
*''
Stelletta normani''
Sollas, 1880
*''
Stelletta novaezealandiae''
Brøndsted, 1924
*''
Stelletta obtusus''
(Lendenfeld, 1907)
*''
Stelletta orientalis''
Thiele, 1898
*''
Stelletta orthotriaena
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglut ...
''
Koltun, 1966
*''
Stelletta osculifera''
(Lévi, 1964)
*''
Stelletta ovalae''
Tanita, 1965
*''
Stelletta pachydermata''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta parva
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Row, 1911)
*''
Stelletta parvispicula''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta paucistellata''
Lévi, 1952
*''
Stelletta phialimorpha''
Lévi, 1993
*''
Stelletta phrissens
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Sollas, 1886
*''
Stelletta pisum''
Thiele, 1898
*''
Stelletta plagioreducta''
Lévi, 1961
*''
Stelletta porosa''
Kieschnick, 1896
*''
Stelletta pudica''
(Wiedenmayer, 1977)
*''
Stelletta pulchra''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta pulvinata''
(Lamarck, 1815)
*''
Stelletta pumex''
(Nardo, 1847)
*''
Stelletta purpurea''
Ridley, 1884
*''
Stelletta pygmaeorum''
Schmidt, 1880
*''
Stelletta pyriformis''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta radicifera''
Wilson, 1925
*''
Stelletta retroclada''
Lévi, 1967
*''
Stelletta rhaphidiophora''
Hentschel, 1929
*''
Stelletta ridleyi''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta ruetzleri
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Mothes & Silva, 2002
*''
Stelletta rugosa''
Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta sandalinum''
Brøndsted, 1924
*''
Stelletta siemensi''
Keller, 1891
*''
Stelletta sigmatriaena
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Lendenfeld, 1907
*''
Stelletta simplicissima''
(Schmidt, 1868)
*''
Stelletta solida''
Tanita, 1963
*''
Stelletta solidissima
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family (biology), family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*''Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*''Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*''S ...
''
(Wilson, 1902)
*''
Stelletta soteropolitana''
Cosme & Peixinho, 2007
*''
Stelletta sphaerica''
Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta sphaeroides
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Kieschnick, 1896
*''
Stelletta spinulosa''
Sim & Kim, 2003
*''
Stelletta splendens''
Tanita, 1965
*''
Stelletta stellata''
Topsent, 1893
*''
Stelletta stellifera''
Kieschnick, 1896
*''
Stelletta stenospiculata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglut ...
''
Uliczka, 1929
*''
Stelletta subtilis''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta tenuis''
Lindgren, 1897
*''
Stelletta tenuispicula''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta teres''
Lebwohl, 1914
*''
Stelletta tethyoides''
Lendenfeld, 1888
*''
Stelletta tethyopsis''
Carter, 1880
*''
Stelletta tethytimeata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Calcinai, Bastari, Bertolino & Pansini, 2017
*''
Stelletta tetrafurcata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Hoshino, 1981
*''
Stelletta thomasi''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
*''
Stelletta toxiastra'' Lévi, 1993
*''
Stelletta trichotriaena''
Dendy & Burton, 1926
*''
Stelletta trisclera''
Lévi, 1967
*''
Stelletta tuba''
Lebwohl, 1914
*''
Stelletta tuberculata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
(Carter, 1886)
*''
Stelletta tuberosa''
(Topsent, 1892)
*''
Stelletta tulearensis''
Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976
*''
Stelletta vaceleti''
Lévi & Lévi, 1983
*''
Stelletta validissima''
Thiele, 1898
*''
Stelletta variabilis''
(Wilson, 1902)
*''
Stelletta variohamata
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglu ...
''
Thiele, 1900
*''
Stelletta ventricosa''
(Topsent, 1904)
*''
Stelletta vervoorti''
Van Soest, 2017
*''
Stelletta vestigium''
Dendy, 1905
*''
Stelletta vosmaeri
''Stelletta'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stelletta:
*'' Stelletta addita'' (Topsent, 1938)
*'' Stelletta aeruginosa'' Carter, 1886
*'' Stelletta agglut ...
''
(Sollas, 1886)
*''
Stelletta wilsoni''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
References
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Tetractinellida