Acanthella

See also: acanthella

Translingual

Acanthella acuta Schmidt, 1862

Etymology

From Latin acanthus +‎ -ellus.

Proper noun

Acanthella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyonellidae – certain sponges.
2. 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