Infantella is a genus of demosponges in the family Coelospharidae.[2] The species in this genus differ from those in other genera through having a single kind of diactinal megascleres (single axis spicules with similar ends) and no mircoscleres.[3] This genus contains 6 species.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Coelosphaeridae |
| Genus: | Inflatella (Schmidt, 1875) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Joyeuxia (Topsent, 1890) | |
Species
editThe following species are recognised:[2]
- Inflatella belli (Kirkpatrick, 1907), Gooseberry sponge
- Inflatella coelosphaeroides (Koltun, 1964)
- Inflatella globosa (Koltun, 1955)
- Inflatella pellicula (Schmidt, 1875)
- Inflatella tubulosa (Topsent, 1904)
- Inflatella viridis (Topsent, 1890)
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Inflatella Schmidt, 1875".
- ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Inflatella Schmidt, 1875". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Uriz, María Jesús (1988). Deep-water sponges from the continental shelf and slope of Namibia (south-west Africa). Classes Hexactinellida and Demospongiae. CSIC-Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM)
External links
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Data related to Inflatella at Wikispecies
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