Amphiute Hanitsch, 1894

Borojevic, Radovan, Boury-Esnault, Nicole & Vacelet, Jean, 2000, A revision of the supraspecific classification of the subclass Calcaronea (Porifera, class Calcarea), Zoosystema 22 (2), pp. 203-263 : 223

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5392175

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468348

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scientific name

Amphiute Hanitsch, 1894
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Genus Amphiute Hanitsch, 1894 View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES. — Amphiute paulini Hanitsch, 1894 by monotypy.

DIAGNOSIS. — Grantiidae with a syconoid organization. Both cortical and atrial skeletons are supported by giant longitudinal diactines.

DESCRIPTION

These are syconoid sponges that form large cormi, which are supported in both the atrial and cortical surfaces by giant longitudinal diactines ( Fig. 20). Their relationship with the family Heteropiidae has been discussed previously (Borojevic 1965).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Porifera

Class

Calcarea

Order

Leucosolenida

Family

Grantiidae

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