Svenzea cristinae

Svenzea cristinae

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Scopalinida
Family: Scopalinidae

Svenzea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Scopalinidae, first described in 2002. The species of this genus are found in Indonesia and Central America. The genus shows affinities with members of both Halichondrida and Haplosclerida but it is assigned to the family Dictyonellidae based on shared microanatomical and developmental features.

Distribution

Svenzea cristinae — (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robin White · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 16Cuba · 10

Sources and credits

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Svenzea cristinae

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