Dendyidae

Dendyidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Dendyidae ; De Laubenfels, 1936
Genera
	See text
Synonyms
	Soleneiscidae Borojevic, Boury-Esnault, Manuel and Vacelet, 2002;

Last updated October 25, 2025

Dendyidae is a family of calcareous sponges, which contains six genera.^[1]

Dendyidae contains the following genera:

Genus: Ascandra
Genus Dendya
Genus: Leuclathrina
Genus: Neoernsta
Genus Robspongia
Genus Soleneiscus

References

↑ De Laubenfels, M. W. (1936). "A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication. 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30): 1–225.

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[1] De Laubenfels, M. W. (1936). "A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera". Carnegie Institute Washington D.C. Publication. 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30): 1–225.

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