Hyrtios

Hyrtios is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Thorectidae.

Hyrtios
Hyrtios erectus. Sudan, Red Sea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Dictyoceratida
Family:	Thorectidae
Genus:	Hyrtios Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1864

Species

Species within this genus include:

• Hyrtios altus (Poléjaeff, 1884)
• Hyrtios arenosus (Thiele, 1905)
• Hyrtios caracasensis (Carter, 1882)
• Hyrtios cavernosus (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
• Hyrtios collectrix (Schulze, 1880)
• Hyrtios communis (Carter, 1885)
• Hyrtios digitatus (Lendenfeld, 1888)
• Hyrtios elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888)
• Hyrtios erectus (Keller, 1889)
• Hyrtios proteus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Hyrtios pulcher (Carter, 1885)
• Hyrtios reticulatus (Thiele, 1899)
• Hyrtios sororia (Thiele, 1905)
• Hyrtios spinifer (Poléjaeff, 1884)
• Hyrtios vinciguerrae (Sarà, 1978)
• Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)