Callyspongiidae | |
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Callyspongia siphonella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Haplosclerida |
Family: | Callyspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936 |
Genera | |
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Callyspongiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Haplosclerida. It contains the following genera and species: [1]
Haplosclerida is an order of demosponges. It contains the following suborders and families:
Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.
Dactylia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.
Dactylia elegans is a species of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Clathrina is a genus of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae. Several species formerly in Clathrina were transferred to the newly erected genera Arturia, Ernstia, Borojevia, and Brattegardia in 2013. The name is derived from the Latin word "clathratus" meaning "latticed".
Geodia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.
Plakinidae is a family of marine sponges composed of seven genera:
Sycon is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. These sponges are small, growing up to 7.5 cm and having length from 2.5 to7.5, and are tube-shaped and often white to cream in colour. It is a genus of sponges. They are known to aquarium hobbyists as "Pineapple" or "Q-Tip" sponges, and are frequent "hitchhikers" accidentally brought in.
Stelletta is a genus of demosponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Echinoclathria is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Haliclona is a genus of demosponges in the family Chalinidae.
Ircinia is a genus of marine demosponge in the family Irciniidae.
Darwinellidae is a family of sponges of the order Dendroceratida.
Amphimedon is a genus of sponges with over 60 described species. The genome of one, Amphimedon queenslandica, has been sequenced.
Neopetrosia is a genus of marine petrosiid sponges. It was first established by the American spongiologist Max Walker de Laubenfels in 1932. It contains these 27 species:
Cinachyrella is a large genus of marine sponges from Tetillidae family.
Gelliodes is a genus of sponges with over 30 described species:
Thorectidae is a family of poriferans in the order Dictyoceratida.
Carteriospongia is a genus of sponges in the family Thorectidae.
Rossellidae is a family of glass sponges belonging to the order Lyssacinosa.
Clathria (Clathria) is a subgenus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
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