Ptilocaulis
| Ptilocaulis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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)