Corallistidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Family: | Corallistidae Sollas, 1888 |
Corallistidae is a family of sea sponges.
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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.
Polymastia is a genus of sea sponges containing about 30 species. These are small to large encrusting or dome-shaped sponges with a smooth surface having many teat-shaped projections (papillae). In areas of strong wave action, this genus does not grow the teat structures, but instead grows in a corrugated form.
Acanthotetilla is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Tetillidae. They are distinguished from others in the family by the presence of distinctive, heavily spined skeletal structures called "megacanthoxeas".
Homosclerophorida is an order of marine sponges. It is the only order in the monotypic class Homoscleromorpha. The order is composed of two families: Plakinidae and Oscarellidae.
Plakinidae is a family of marine sponges. It is composed of seven genera:
Rhabdastrella is a genus of marine sponges belonging to the family of Ancorinidae.
Merliida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha, first described as such by Jean Vacelet in 1979.
Spongillida is an order of freshwater sponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha.
Azoricidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida.
Phymatellidae is a family of sea sponges.
Smenospongia is a genus of demosponges in the family Thorectidae.
Discodermia is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Ciocalypta is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae.
Aspidoscopulia is a genus of glass sponge in the family Farreidae.
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Suberea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Aplysinellidae.
Desmanthidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Bubarida.