Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901

Ekins, Merrick, Erpenbeck, Dirk & Hooper, John N. A., 2020, Carnivorous sponges from the Australian Bathyal and Abyssal zones collected during the RV Investigator 2017 Expedition, Zootaxa 4774 (1), pp. 1-159 : 28

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scientific name	Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901
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Genus Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901 View in CoL

[ Cometella View in CoL ] Schmidt, 1870:49 (nomen oblitum) [ Asbestopluma View in CoL ] Lankester, 1882: 478 (nomen nudum)

Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901: 23 View in CoL

Helophloeina Topsent, 1929: 8 View in CoL

Not Lycopodina Lundbeck, 1905: 58

Cotylina Lundbeck, 1905: 68 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Cladorhizidae with at least one small category of palmate isochelae, in a few cases modified to anchorate unguiferate, anisochelae. Usually with a second larger type of palmate to arcuate anisochelae that may in some cases be modified to isochelae, anisoplacochela or tridentate anchorate chela. Sigmancistras and basal acantho(sub)(tylo)styles are also present with a few exceptions. Never forceps spicules (from Hestetun et al. 2016b).

Type species. Cladorhiza pennatula ( Schmidt, 1875) View in CoL (by subsequent designation, Topsent 1901).