Trichogypsia is a genus of calcareous sponges in the order Baerida.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Baerida |
| Family: | Trichogypsiidae |
| Genus: | Trichogypsia Carter, 1871[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trichogypsia villosa Carter, 1871
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Taxonomy
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Trichogypsia:
- Trichogypsia alaskensis Lehnert & Stone, 2017
- Trichogypsia incrustans (Haeckel, 1872)
- Trichogypsia villosa Carter, 1871
References
edit- ^ Carter, H. J. (1871). "A Description of two new Calcispongiæ, to which is added Confirmation of Prof. James-Clark's Discovery of the True Form of the Sponge-cell (Animal), and an Account of the Polype-like Pore-area of Cliona corallinoides contrasted with Prof. E. Häckel's View on the Relationship of the Sponges to the Corals". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 4. 8 (43): 1–3. doi:10.1080/00222937108696422.
- ^ van Soest, Rob (2009). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Trichogypsia Carter, 1871". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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