Caulophacus discohexactinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Hexactinellida |
Order: | Lyssacinosida |
Family: | Rossellidae |
Genus: | Caulophacus |
Species: | C. discohexactinus
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Binomial name | |
Caulophacus discohexactinus Janussen, Tabachnick & Tendal, 2004
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Caulophacus discohexactinus is a species of glass sponges belonging to the subfamily Lanuginellinae. [1] It is known from a type specimen found in the Weddell Sea. The specific epithet was given to refer to the discohexactine shape of the species' microscleres. [2]