Biemnidae is a family of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...
s belonging to the order
Biemnida
Biemnida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha
Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Biemna''
Gray, 1867
* ''
Neofibularia
''Neofibularia'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Biemnidae.
The species of this genus are found in Australia and America.
Species:
*''Neofibularia chinensis''
*''Neofibularia hartmani''
*''Neofibularia irata''
*''Neofibularia ...
''
Hechtel, 1965
* ''
Sigmaxinella''
Dendy, 1897
References
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Heteroscleromorpha
Sponge families