genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...
s in the family
Scopalinidae
Scopalinidae is an family of demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are ...
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Species
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Stylissa acanthelloides
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* '' Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a ...
'' Lévi, 1961
* ''
Stylissa caribica
''Stylissa caribica'' is a species of sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores an ...
Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* '' Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri
''Stylissa carteri'', commonly known as elephant ear s ...
'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
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Stylissa conulosa
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta
''Stylissa'' is a g ...
'' Dendy, 1922
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Stylissa flabelliformis
''Stylissa flabelliformis'', known as the orange fan sponge, is found throughout the tropical oceans. It is usually shaped liked a Japanese fan hence its name. It feeds on plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in ...
'' Hentschel, 1912
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Stylissa flexibilis
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...
'' Lévi, 1961
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Stylissa haurakii
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...
'' Brøndsted, 1924
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Stylissa inflexa
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...
'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
* ''
Stylissa letra
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...
'' Dickinson, 1945
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Stylissa massa
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...
'' Carter, 1887
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Stylissa vernonensis
''Stylissa'' is a genus of sponges in the family Scopalinidae.
Species
* ''Stylissa acanthelloides'' Lévi, 1961
* '' Stylissa caribica'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
* ''Stylissa carteri'' Dendy, 1889
* ''Stylissa constricta'' Pulitzer-Finali, 198 ...