Hamacanthidae

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Hamacanthidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Merliida
Family: Hamacanthidae

Hamacanthidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Merliida. [1]

Genera: [1]

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Hamacantha is a genus of sponges in the family Hamacanthidae. This species in this genus differ from those in the other genera in this family through the presence of diancistras, distinctive microscleres. These are thought to aid in framing the skeleton by joining monactine megascleres. This genus contains 30 species in three subgenera.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hamacanthidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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