Corbitella

Corbitella
	Illustration by A. L. Clement: glass sponges (skeleton).-1. Alcyoncellum speciosum. (Quoy et Gaimard).-2. Euplectella aspergillum (Owen), in Filhol, H. (1885) Vie au Fond des Mers : les Explorations Sous-Marines et les Voyages du Travailleur et du Talisman, Paris: G. Masson, Editeur
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Order:	Lyssacinosida
Family:	Euplectellidae
Subfamily:	Corbitellinae
Genus:	Corbitella; Gray, 1867
Species
	Corbitella discasterosa Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004; Corbitella elegans (Marshall, 1875); Corbitella pulchra (Schulze, 1887); Corbitella speciosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833);
Synonyms
	List Alcyoncellum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833; Eudictyon Marshall, 1875; Eudictyum Marshall, 1875; Habrodictyon Thomson, 1868; Habrodictyum Schulze, 1887; Taegeria Schulze, 1886;

Corbitella is a genus of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the family Euplectellidae.

References

↑ Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII

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