Halichondriidae
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| Halichondriidae | |
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| Halichondria panicea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Halichondrida |
| Family: | Halichondriidae Gray, 1867 |
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Amorphinopsis | |
Halichondriidae is a family of marine demosponges belonging to the order Halichondrida. These sponges have a skeleton consisting of dense bundles of spicules occurring in a more or less random pattern.
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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