Acanthella
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Acanthella acuta Schmidt, 1862
See also: acanthella
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin acanthus + -ellus.
Proper noun
Acanthella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyonellidae – certain sponges.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – two among the very many species of melastomes, flowering plants of tropical South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Dictyonellidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae - class; Ceractinomorpha - subclass; Halichondrida - order; Dictyonellidae - family
- (genus in Melastomataceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Melastomaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Dictyonellidae): Acanthella acuta - type species; for other species see Acanthella at World Register of Marine Species .
- (genus in Melastomaceae): Acanthella sprucei - type species; Acanthella pulchra - other species
References
- sponges
Dictyonellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acanthella (Dictyonellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthella at World Register of Marine Species
- plants
- Acanthella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Melastomataceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Acanthella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Acanthella at Tropicos
- Acanthella at The Plant List