Inflatella Explained

Infantella is a genus of demosponges in the family Coelospharidae.^[1] The species in this genus differ from those in other genera through having a single kind of diactinal megascleres (single axis spicules with similar ends) and no mircoscleres.^[2] This genus contains 6 species.

Species

The following species are recognised:

• Inflatella belli (Kirkpatrick, 1907), Gooseberry sponge
• Inflatella coelosphaeroides (Koltun, 1964)
• Inflatella globosa (Koltun, 1955)
• Inflatella pellicula (Schmidt, 1875)
• Inflatella tubulosa (Topsent, 1904)
• Inflatella viridis (Topsent, 1890)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Inflatella Schmidt, 1875. 2021-07-22. www.marinespecies.org.
2. [Maria Jesús Uriz|Uriz, María Jesús]