Halichondrida
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| Halichondrida | |
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| Halichondria panicea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Halichondrida Gray, 1867 |
| Families | |
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Axinellidae | |
Halichondrida is an order of marine demosponges. Demosponges with simple spicules and a generally confused skeletal arrangement are presently grouped into this order although its monophyly is considered suspect and further taxonomic revision can be expected.
References
- Taxon page in World Porifera Database
- A systematic revision of the central West Atlantic: Halichondrida (Demospongiae, Porifera). Part III: Description of valid species
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