Azoricidae

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Azoricidae
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Leiodermatium sp., a member of the genus Leiodermatium in the family of Azoricidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Suborder: Spirophorina
Family:Azoricidae
Sollas, 1888 [1]
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Leiodermatiidae Lendenfeld, 1903

Azoricidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida. [1]

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

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Genera

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References

  1. 1 2 van Soest, R. (2015). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Azoricidae Sollas, 1888". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2017-11-17.


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