Biology:Ecionemia
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Short description: Genus of sponges
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Ancorinidae |
| Genus: | Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862 |
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Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.[1]
This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Ecionemia:[3]
- Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862
- Ecionemia alata (Dendy, 1924)
- Ecionemia arabica (Lévi, 1958)
- Ecionemia australiensis (Carter, 1883)
- Ecionemia baculifera (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
- Ecionemia cinerea Thiele, 1900
- Ecionemia demera (Laubenfels, 1934)
- Ecionemia densa Bowerbank, 1873
- Ecionemia nigra Sollas, 1888
- Ecionemia novaezealandiae (Dendy, 1924)
- Ecionemia obtusum Lendenfeld, 1907
- Ecionemia spinastra Lévi, 1958
- Ecionemia thielei Thomas, 1986
- Ecionemia walkeri (Laubenfels, 1954)
Bibliography
- "Ecionemia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=659249. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
References
- ↑ "Ecionemia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=659249. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ↑ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. PMID 17836872.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ecionemia Bowerbank, 1862". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131990.
Wikidata ☰ Q3023265 entry
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