Caulophacus discohexactinus

Caulophacus discohexactinus is a species of glass sponges belonging to the subfamily Lanuginellinae.^[1] It is known from a type specimen found in the Weddell Sea. The specific epithet was given to refer to the discohexactine shape of the species' microscleres.^[2]

Caulophacus discohexactinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Order:	Lyssacinosida
Family:	Rossellidae
Genus:	Caulophacus
Species:	C. discohexactinus
Binomial name
Caulophacus discohexactinus Janussen, Tabachnick & Tendal, 2004