Phakellia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Bubaridae.[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Phakellia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Bubarida
Family: Bubaridae
Genus: Phakellia
Bowerbank, 1862
Species

34 species (see text)

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. (2022). "Phakellia Bowerbank, 1862". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Phakellia Bowerbank, 1862". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 June 2021.