Placospherastra antillensis, Van, Rob W. M., 2009

Van, Rob W. M., 2009, New sciophilous sponges from the Caribbean (Porifera: Demospongiae), Zootaxa 2107, pp. 1-40 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187789
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6221844
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scientific name	Placospherastra antillensis
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Genus Placospherastra n. g.

Definition. Placospongiidae with globose spherasters replacing the selenasters in the surface armour, with selenasters entirely lacking. Megascleres tylostyles. Additional microscleres diplasters and tiny streptasters. Type species: Placospherastra antillensis n. sp.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Porifera
Class	Demospongiae
Order	Hadromerida
Family	Placospongiidae
Genus	Placospherastra

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