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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Ptilocaulis Carter, 1883 |
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Ptilocaulis is a genus of demosponges. The species within this genus are usually red or orange. They are often called tree sponges, as they grow many branches from a single stem resembling trees. They can grow to large size.
Species
The following species are included in the genus Ptilocaulis:
- Ptilocaulis aulopora (Schmidt, 1870)
- Ptilocaulis bistyla (Hechtel, 1983)
- Ptilocaulis braziliensis (Hechtel, 1983)
- Ptilocaulis digitatus Topsent, 1928
- Ptilocaulis echidnaeus (Lamarck, 1814)
- Ptilocaulis fosteri (Hechtel, 1983)
- Ptilocaulis marquezii (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Ptilocaulis spiculifer (Lamarck, 1814)
- Ptilocaulis walpersii (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
References
- van Soest, R. (2007). Ptilocaulis Carter, 1883. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J. L. (2016). World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-17
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