Chelonaplysilla | |
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Chelonaplysilla violacea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Dendroceratida |
Family: | Darwinellidae |
Genus: | Chelonaplysilla de Laubenfels 1948 |
Chelonaplysilla is a genus of sponges in the family Darwinellidae.
Cladorhiza is a genus of carnivorous sponges, comprising around 40 species found in oceans around the world. Cladorhiza is the type genus of the family Cladorhizidae.
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. It is composed of seven genera:
Axinella is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae. Species of Axinella occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow or orange colour.
Stelletta is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for parasitically boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes.
Thoosa is a genus of sea sponges in the family Thoosidae. This genus is known for boring holes in corals. It contains sixteen described species.
Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.
Haliclona is a genus of demosponges in the family Chalinidae.
Ircinia is a genus of sea sponges in the family Irciniidae.
Darwinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Dendroceratida.
Callyspongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Callyspongiidae.
Calthropella is a genus of sea sponges in the order Tetractinellida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Calthropellidae.
Crella is a genus of marine demosponges in the family Crellidae.
Craniella is a genus of marine sponges in the family Tetillidae.
Rossellidae is a family of glass sponges belonging to the order Lyssacinosa.
Tedania is a genus of sea sponges in the family Tedaniidae.
Esperiopsis is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 30 species found in oceans around the world.
Geodia megastrella is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is found in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. The species was first described by Henry John Carter in 1876.
Mycale is a genus of demosponge with 240 recognised species in 11 subgenera. It has been a large genus with multiple subdivisions since it was first described in 1867.