Thoosa is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thoosidae.[1] This genus is known for boring holes in corals.[2] It contains sixteen described species.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Thoosidae |
| Genus: | Thoosa Hancock, 1849[1] |
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Species
editSpecies in this genus include:[1]
- Thoosa amphiasterina Topsent, 1920
- Thoosa armata Topsent, 1888
- Thoosa bulbosa Hancock, 1849
- Thoosa cactoides Hancock, 1849
- Thoosa calpulli Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gomez, 2004
- Thoosa circumflexa Topsent, 1891
- Thoosa fischeri Topsent, 1891
- Thoosa laeviaster Annandale, 1915
- Thoosa letellieri Topsent, 1891
- Thoosa midwayi Azzini, Calcinai, Iwasaki & Bavestrello, 2007
- Thoosa mismalolli Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gomez, 2004
- Thoosa mollis Volz, 1939
- Thoosa purpurea Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011
- Thoosa radiata Topsent, 1887
- Thoosa socialis Carter, 1880
- Thoosa tortonesei Sarà, 1958
References
edit- ^ a b c Boury-Esnault, N., van Soest, R. (2014). 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.). "Thoosa Hancock, 1849". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ^ Hooper, John N. A.; van Soest, R.W.M., eds. (2002). Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. ISBN 978-0-30647260-2.
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