Euplectella
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Euplectella is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket
, E. aspergillum.
Venus' Flower Basket
The Venus' Flower Basket, or Euplectella aspergillum is a hexactinellid sponge in the phylum Porifera inhabiting the deep ocean. In traditional Asian cultures, this particular sponge was given as a wedding gift because the sponge symbiotically houses two small shrimp, a male and a female, who live...
, E. aspergillum.
Species
- Euplectella aspera
- Euplectella aspergillum
- Euplectella crassistellata
- Euplectella cucumer
- Euplectella curvistellata
- Euplectella gibbsa
- Euplectella imperialis
- Euplectella jovis
- Euplectella marshalli
- Euplectella nobilis
- Euplectella nodosa
- Euplectella oweni
- Euplectella paratetractina
- Euplectella plumosum
- Euplectella simplex
- Euplectella suberea
- Euplectella timorensis