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