Ernstia

Ernstia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Clathrinidae
Genus: Ernstia
Klautau, Azevedo, Cóndor-Luján, Rapp, Collins & Russo, 2013

Ernstia is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. The genus was erected in 2013 to contain five species previously assigned to Clathrina. The genus name honors German naturalist Ernst Haeckel for his contributions towards sponge taxonomy and phylogeny.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. Klautau, M.; Azevedo, F.; Condor-Lujan, B.; Rapp, H. T.; Collins, A.; Russo, C. A. d. M. (2013). "A Molecular Phylogeny for the Order Clathrinida Rekindles and Refines Haeckel's Taxonomic Proposal for Calcareous Sponges" (PDF). Integrative and Comparative Biology 53 (3): 447–461. doi:10.1093/icb/ict039.
  2. World Register of Marine Species entry


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