Luffariella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thorectidae. Its first valid description was given in 1899 by Johannes Thiele.Thiele, J. 1899. Studien über pazifische Spongien. II. Ueber einige Spongien von Celebes. Zoologica (New York) 24: 1-33 pls 1-5
One of its species is one of the few organisms that synthesizes derivatives of cyclopentanepentol.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Luffariella: Luffariella caliculata Bergquist, 1995 Luffariella cylindrica Bergquist, 1995 Luffariella geometrica Kirkpatrick, 1900 Luffariella herdmani (Dendy, 1905) Luffariella koreana Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017 Luffariella tubula Sim, Lee & Kim, 2017 Luffariella variabilis (Polejaeff, 1884)
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