Vulcanellidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Astrophorina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Astrophorina

Familia: Vulcanellidae
Genera (3): Lamellomorpha – Poecillastra – Vulcanella

Name

Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011: 13

• Type genus: Vulcanella Sollas, 1886, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J.R., Reveillaud, J., Schander, C. & Rapp, H.T. 2011. Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. PLoS ONE 6(4): e18318. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kelly, M., Cárdenas, P., Rush, N., Sim-Smith, C., Macpherson, D., Page, M. & Bell, L.J. 2019. Molecular study supports the position of the New Zealand endemic genus Lamellomorpha in the family Vulcanellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida), with the description of three new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 506: 1–25. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.506 Reference page. 

Links

• Vulcanellidae in the World Register of Marine Species