Pachastrella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Pachastrellidae, that was first described in 1868 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt.
Species of this genus are found throughout the world. Species
Species listed by WoRMS: Pachastrella abyssi Schmidt, 1870 Pachastrella caliculata Kirkpatrick, 1902 Pachastrella chuni Lendenfeld, 1907 Pachastrella cribrum Lebwohl, 1914 Pachastrella dilifera de Laubenfels, 1934 Pachastrella echinorhabda Pulitzer-Finali, 1972 Pachastrella fusca Lebwohl, 1914 Pachastrella incrustata Bergquist, 1968 Pachastrella isorrhopa Kirkpatrick, 1902 Pachastrella monilifera Schmidt, 1868 Pachastrella multipora Dickinson, 1945 Pachastrella nodulosa Cárdenas & Rapp, 2012 Pachastrella ovisternata Lendenfeld, 1894 Pachastrella pacoi Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014 Pachastrella scrobiculosa Lebwohl, 1914
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