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Family of sponges From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida,[1] which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903.[1][2]
Theonellidae | |
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Discodermia ramifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Suborder: | Astrophorina |
Family: | Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903 |
Theonella conica is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont microbe, Entotheonella sp.[3]
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