{{Short description|Genus of sponges}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon = Acanthotetilla | authority = Burton, 1959<ref>{{WRMS source | 7292 | Burton, M. 1959a. Sponges. Pp. 151-281. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition, 1933-34. 10(5). [(British Museum (Natural History): London])| 2014-04-30}}</ref> | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = see text | synonyms = * Acanthocinachyra <small>Lévi, 1964</small> }}
'''''Acanthotetilla''''' is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Tetillidae.<ref>{{cite WoRMS |author= van Soest, R.|year= 2014|title= ''Acanthotetilla'' Burton, 1959|id=171277 |accessdate= 2014-04-30|db=porifera}}</ref> They are distinguished from others in the family by the presence of distinctive, heavily spined skeletal structures called "megacanthoxeas".
==Species== There are seven species described in the genus: * ''Acanthotetilla celebensis'' <small>de Voogd & van Soest, 2007</small> - Found in the Indian Ocean. * ''Acanthotetilla enigmatica'' <small>(Lévi, 1964)</small> - Found in the Indian Ocean. * ''Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera'' <small>van Soest, 1977</small> - Found in the Atlantic Ocean near Barbados. * ''Acanthotetilla hemisphaerica'' <small>Burton, 1959</small> - Found in the Indian Ocean. * ''Acanthotetilla rocasensis'' <small>Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007</small> * ''Acanthotetilla seychellensis'' <small>(Thomas, 1973)</small> - Found in the Indian Ocean. * ''Acanthotetilla walteri'' <small>Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007</small>
==References== {{Reflist}} *[https://books.google.com/books?id=OQoxzqjQXWEC&pg=PA87&dq=acanthotetilla&sig=K1fjxEpP2oyIQANFfkeD04YWYT0 Systema Porifera]
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Category:Spirophorida
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