Rossellidae

Alternate names: Caulophacidae

Author: Schulze, 1885

Representative image using: Bathydorus laniger

MBARI 2007: T1141-01

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 2

MBARI 2016: D886

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Representative image using: Staurocalyptus

MBARI 2006: T944-06

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Representative image using: Bathydorus sp. 1

MBARI 2006: T1067-02

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Representative image using: Caulophacus cyanae

MBARI 2003: T555-01

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Representative image using: Bathydorus laevis pseudospinosus

MBARI 2006: T1068-04

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 1

MBARI 2016: D885-02

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 4

MBARI 2018: D1101

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 3

MBARI 2016: D887

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Rossellidae

Alternate names: Caulophacidae

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Rossellidae Alternate names: Caulophacidae Author: Schulze, 1885 Representative image using: Bathydorus laniger MBARI 2007: T1141-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 2 MBARI 2016: D886 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Staurocalyptus MBARI 2006: T944-06 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: Caulophacus cyanae MBARI 2003: T555-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathydorus laevis pseudospinosus MBARI 2006: T1068-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 1 MBARI 2016: D885-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 4 MBARI 2018: D1101 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 3 MBARI 2016: D887 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Porifera (phylum) Hexactinellida (class) Hexasterophora (subclass) Lyssacinosida (order) Rossellidae (family) Acanthascinae (subfamily) Rossellinae (subfamily) 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 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Rossellidae (Schulze, 1885) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Rossellidae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-13.
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