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Ernstia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Calcarea

Family
  
Clathrinidae

Phylum
  
Porifera

Order
  
Clathrinida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Vasconcellea monoica, Vasconcellea, Vasconcellea parviflora, Clathrinida, Vasconcellea quercifolia

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Ernstia is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. The genus was erected in 2013 to contain five species previously assigned to Clathrina. The genus name honors German naturalist Ernst Haeckel for his contributions towards sponge taxonomy and phylogeny.

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Species

  • Ernstia adusta (Wörheide & Hooper, 1999)
  • Ernstia quadriradiata (Klautau & Borojevic, 2001)
  • Ernstia sagamiana (Hôzawa, 1929)
  • Ernstia septentrionalis (Rapp, Klautau & Valentine, 2001)
  • Ernstia tetractina (Klautau & Borojevic, 2001)

    • References

    Ernstia Wikipedia
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