Microcionidae

Microcionidae
Microcionidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Suborder: Microcionina
Family: Microcionidae
Carter, 1875
Genera

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Microcionidae is a family of marine demosponges[1].

Subdivisions

The family is divided as follows:

  • Subfamily: Microcioninae Carter 1875

Genera in the subfamily include[2]:

    • Clathria Schmidt, 1862
    • Echinochalina Thiele, 1903
    • Holopsamma Carter, 1885
    • Pandaros Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Subfamily: Ophlitaspongiinae de Laubenfels, 1936

Genera in the subfamily include[3]:

    • Antho Gray, 1867
    • Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885
    • Echinoclathria Carter, 1885
    • Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
    • Sigmeurypon Topsent, 1928

References

  1. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131641 accessed 17 November 2010
  2. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167457 accessed 17 November 2010
  3. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167842 accessed 17 November 2010


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