Corbitella elegans

Corbitella elegans is a species of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the family Euplectellidae. It is found in the Banda Sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Corbitella elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: Lyssacinosida
Family: Euplectellidae
Genus: Corbitella
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Corbitella elegans
(Marshall, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eudictyon elegans Marshall, 1875
  • Eudictyum elegans Marshall, 1875

The type specimen is number ZMA 01039, found in Indonesia (Maluku).

References

  1. Untersuchungen über Hexactinelliden. W Marshall, Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 25 (Supplement)(2), pages 142-243, pls XI-XVII, 1875
  • "Corbitella elegans" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Corbitella elegans". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.


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