Tylexocladus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Hadromerida |
Family: | Polymastiidae |
Genus: |
Tylexocladus Topsent, 1898 |
Species | |
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Tylexocladus is a genus of deep-water demosponges belonging to the family Polymastiidae. These are small rounded sponges with a bristly surface bearing one or more raised openings (known as "osculae").
Species include: