Ancorina

Ancorina is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae. It is the type genus of its family.[1]

Ancorina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Ancorinidae
Genus: Ancorina
Schmidt, 1862
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Sanidastrella Topsent, 1892

This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ancorina:[3]

  • Ancorina bellae Kelly & Sim-Smith, 2012
  • Ancorina brevidens Dendy & Frederick, 1924
  • Ancorina buldira Lehnert & Stone, 2014
  • Ancorina cerebrum Schmidt, 1862
  • Ancorina corticata Lévi, 1964
  • Ancorina diplococcus Dendy, 1924
  • Ancorina geodides (Carter, 1886)
  • Ancorina globosa Kelly & Sim-Smith, 2012
  • Ancorina multistella (Lendenfeld, 1907)
  • Ancorina nanosclera Lévi, 1967
  • Ancorina radix Marenzeller, 1889
  • Ancorina repens Wiedenmayer, 1989
  • Ancorina robusta (Carter, 1883)
  • Ancorina stalagmoides Dendy, 1924

References
  1. "Ancorina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  2. Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ancorina Schmidt, 1862". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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