Atlantisella is a genus of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the family Euplectellidae, first described in 2002 by Konstantin Tabachnick.[1][2]

Atlantisella
Atlantisella sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lyssacinosida
Family: Euplectellidae
Subfamily: Corbitellinae
Genus: Atlantisella
Tabachnick, 2002
Type species
Atlantisella incognita
Tabachnick, 2002
Species

Atlantisella incognita Tabachnick, 2002
Atlantisella lorraineae Reiswig & Kelly, 2017

Species of this genus are found off the coast of New Zealand, in the central Pacific and off the west coast of the United States.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Atlantisella Tabachnick, 2002". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Euplectellidae Gray, 1867. pp. 1388-1434. In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 0-306-47260-0
  3. ^ "Atlantisella Tabachnick, 2002". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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