Microcionidae
Encyclopedia
Microcionidae is a family
of marine demosponge
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Genera
in the subfamily include:
Genera
in the subfamily include:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of marine demosponge
Demosponge
The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...
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Subdivisions
The family is divided as follows:- Subfamily: Microcioninae Carter 1875
Genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the subfamily include:
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- ClathriaClathriaClathria is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.-Subgenera:The genus is divided into several subgenera as follows:* Clathria Topsent, 1893* Clathria Schmidt, 1862...
Schmidt, 1862 - Echinochalina Thiele, 1903
- Holopsamma Carter, 1885
- PandarosPandaros (sponge)Pandaros is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Pandaros acanthifolium Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864...
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Clathria
- Subfamily: Ophlitaspongiinae de Laubenfels, 1936
Genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the subfamily include:
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- Antho Gray, 1867
- Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885
- EchinoclathriaEchinoclathriaEchinoclathria is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Echinoclathria arborea * Echinoclathria arcifera * Echinoclathria atlantica Sarà, 1978...
Carter, 1885 - Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
- Sigmeurypon Topsent, 1928