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| Discodermia ramifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Suborder: | Astrophorina |
| Family: | Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903 |
Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida, which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903.
Theonella conica is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont microbe, Entotheonella sp.
Genera
- Colossolacis Schrammen, 1910
- Dactylocalcites
- Discodermia du Bocage, 1869
- Manihinea Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Racodiscula Zittel, 1878
- Siliquariaspongia Hoshino, 1981
- Theonella Gray, 1868
References
- ^ "Theonellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- Lendenfeld, R. von. (1903). Porifera. Tetraxonia. pp. vi-xv, 1-168. In: Schulze, Franz Eilhard (Ed.), Das Tierreich. 19. (Friedländer: Berlin)
- Shoham, Shani; Keren, Ray; Lavy, Adi; Polishchuk, Iryna; Pokroy, Boaz; Ilan, Micha (2024-07-19). "Out of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica". Science Advances. 10 (29). doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn3923. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 466961. PMID 39018411.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Theonellidae". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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| Theonellidae | |