Ancorina
Encyclopedia
Ancorina is a genus
of sea sponge
belonging to the family Ancorinidae
. It is the type genus
of its family.
This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtle
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea sponge
Sea sponge
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera . Their bodies consist of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. While all animals have unspecialized cells that can transform into specialized cells, sponges are unique in having some specialized cells, but can also have...
belonging to the family Ancorinidae
Ancorinidae
The Ancorinidae are a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Astrophorida.- Genera :*Ancorina Schmidt, 1862*Asteropus Sollas, 1888*Cryptosyringa Vacelet, 1979 *Disyringa Sollas, 1888*Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862...
. It is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of its family.
This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtle
Hawksbill turtle
The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Pacific subspecies. E. imbricata imbricata is the Atlantic subspecies, while E...
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Species
- Ancorina fibrosa
- Ancorina individua
- Ancorina pachastrelloides
- Ancorina radix