Hexasterophora

Author: Schulze, 1886

Representative image using: Saccocalyx pedunculatus

MBARI 2006: T945-02

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Representative image using: Euplectella

MBARI 2014: D656

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Representative image using: Dictyocalyx

MBARI 2010: D174

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Representative image using: Farrea occa

MBARI 2004: T665-11

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Representative image using: Sclerothamnopsis

MBARI 2003: T631

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Representative image using: Chonelasmatinae sp. 1

MBARI 2018: V4147

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Representative image using: Amphidiscella lecus

MBARI 2005: T882-03

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Representative image using: Heterochone calyx

MBARI 2005: T892

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Representative image using: Bathydorus sp. 1

MBARI 2006: T1067-02

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Representative image using: Regadrella

MBARI 2006: T945

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 3

MBARI 2016: D887

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Representative image using: Bathydorus laniger

MBARI 2007: T1141-01

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Hexasterophora

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Hexasterophora Author: Schulze, 1886 Representative image using: Saccocalyx pedunculatus MBARI 2006: T945-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Euplectella MBARI 2014: D656 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dictyocalyx MBARI 2010: D174 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Farrea occa MBARI 2004: T665-11 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sclerothamnopsis MBARI 2003: T631 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chonelasmatinae sp. 1 MBARI 2018: V4147 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Amphidiscella lecus MBARI 2005: T882-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Heterochone calyx MBARI 2005: T892 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathydorus sp. 1 MBARI 2006: T1067-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Regadrella MBARI 2006: T945 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 3 MBARI 2016: D887 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathydorus laniger MBARI 2007: T1141-01 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Porifera (phylum) Hexactinellida (class) Hexasterophora (subclass) Hexactinosida (order) Lyssacinosida (order) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera. In: European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification, edited by M. J. Costello, C. Emblow, and R. J. White. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle,Paris, France, 85-103. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Hexasterophora (Schulze, 1886) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Hexasterophora. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-09-18.
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