Tetrapocillon

Tetrapocillon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Guitarridae
Genus: Tetrapocillon
Brøndsted, 1924
Type species
Tetrapocillon novae-zealandiae Brøndsted, 1924

Tetrapocillon is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Guitarridae.[1]

The genus was first described in 1924 by Holger Valdemar Brøndsted,[1][2] with the type species being Tetrapocillon novaezealandia.[2][3]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:[4]

  • Tetrapocillon atlanticus van Soest, 1988
  • Tetrapocillon kurushimensis Tanita, 1961
  • Tetrapocillon minor Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  • Tetrapocillon novaezealandiae Brøndsted, 1924
  • Tetrapocillon patbergquistae Fromont, Alvarez, Gomez & Roberts, 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "GBIF: Tetrapocillon Brøndsted, 1924". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Brøndsted, H. V. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen’s Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIII. Sponges from New Zealand. Part I. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening I Kjøbenhavn, 77: 435–483 [456]. BHL page 27906411
  3. ^ "CoL: Tetrapocillon". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tetrapocillon Brøndsted, 1924". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 1 February 2026.