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| Tetrapocillon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Guitarridae |
| Genus: | Tetrapocillon Brøndsted, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrapocillon novae-zealandiae Brøndsted, 1924 | |
Tetrapocillon is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Guitarridae.[1]
The genus was first described in 1924 by Holger Valdemar Brøndsted,[1][2] with the type species being Tetrapocillon novaezealandia.[2][3]
Species
[edit]Species accepted by WoRMS are:[4]
- Tetrapocillon atlanticus van Soest, 1988
- Tetrapocillon kurushimensis Tanita, 1961
- Tetrapocillon minor Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Tetrapocillon novaezealandiae Brøndsted, 1924
- Tetrapocillon patbergquistae Fromont, Alvarez, Gomez & Roberts, 2011
References
[edit]- 1 2 "GBIF: Tetrapocillon Brøndsted, 1924". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- 1 2 Brøndsted, H. V. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen’s Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIII. Sponges from New Zealand. Part I. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening I Kjøbenhavn, 77: 435–483 [456]. BHL page 27906411
- ↑ "CoL: Tetrapocillon". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tetrapocillon Brøndsted, 1924". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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