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| Julavis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Heteroxyidae |
| Genus: | Julavis de Laubenfels, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Julavis levis (Kirkpatrick, 1900) | |
Julavis is a genus of sponges in the family Heteroxyidae. It contains three species, with Julavis levis as the type species.[1] Species of this genus have a dense, matted surface which is made up of spiny strongyles (large, two-ended spicules with blunt tips[2]).[3]
Species
[edit source]Julavis contains the following species:[1]
- Julavis borealis Lehnert, Rooney & Everett, 2026
- Julavis jamaicensis van Soest & Lehnert, 1997
- Julavis levis (Kirkpatrick, 1900)
References
[edit source]- 1 2 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. (2026). "Julavis de Laubenfels, 1936". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Łukowiak, Magdalena; Van Soest, Rob; Klautau, Michelle; Pérez, Thierry; Pisera, Andrzej; Tabachnick, Konstantin (December 2022). "The terminology of sponge spicules". Journal of Morphology. 283 (12): 1517–1545. doi:10.1002/jmor.21520.
- ↑ van Soest, Rob W.M.; Lehnert, Helmut (1997). "The genus Julavis de Laubenfels (Porifera: Halichondrida)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 110. Biological Society of Washington: 489–501.
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