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| Discodermia ramifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Suborder: | Astrophorina |
| Family: | Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903 |
Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida,[1] which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903.[1][2]
Theonella conica is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont microbe, Entotheonella sp.[3]
- ^ a b "Theonellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Lendenfeld, R. von. (1903). Porifera. Tetraxonia. pp. vi-xv, 1-168. In: Schulze, Franz Eilhard (Ed.), Das Tierreich. 19. (Friedländer: Berlin)
- ^ Shoham, Shani; Keren, Ray; Lavy, Adi; Polishchuk, Iryna; Pokroy, Boaz; Ilan, Micha (2024-07-19). "Out of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica". Science Advances. 10 (29). doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn3923. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 466961. PMID 39018411.