Acalle (sponge)

{{Short description|Genus of sponges}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon = Acalle | authority = Gray, 1867 }}

'''Acalle''' is a genus of freshwater sponges in the family Metaniidae.<ref name="WORMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167036|title= Acalle |author= |date= |publisher= World Register of Marine Species |accessdate=28 Jan 2024}}</ref><ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=''Acalle'' Gray, 1867 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2246521 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=28 Jan 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

The species of this genus are found in South America, specifically the Amazon River region of Brazil.<ref name="GBIF" />

==Taxonomy== ''Acalle'' contains the following species:<ref name="WORMS" /><ref name="GBIF" />

*''Acalle recurvata'' (Bowerbank, 1863)

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Category:Heteroscleromorpha Category:Fauna of the Amazon Category:Sponges of Brazil Category:Taxa described in 1867 Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray Category:Monotypic sponge genera