Costifer

Costifer
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family:
Schrammen, 1924
Genus:
Wilson, 1925

Costifer is a genus in the monotypic family Isoraphiniidae[1] of sea sponges,[2] and was first described by Henry Van Peters Wilson in 1925.[2][3]

Species

There are two recognized species:[2]

  • Costifer vasiformis Wilson, 1925
  • Costifer wilsoni Lévi, 1993

References

  1. ^ Porifera. "Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924". World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b c Porifera. "Costifer Wilson, 1925". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ Wilson, H. V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross’ during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. In: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 100 (2, part 4).


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