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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | Lyssacinosida |
| Family: | Euplectellidae |
| Genus: | Corbitella |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Corbitella elegans | |
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The type specimen is number ZMA 01039, found in Indonesia (Maluku).
References edit
- ^ Untersuchungen über Hexactinelliden. W Marshall, Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 25 (Supplement)(2), pages 142-243, pls XI-XVII, 1875
External links edit
- "Corbitella elegans" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- "Corbitella elegans". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
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