Chalinidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of marine
demosponge
Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,800 species
A species () is often de ...
s,
containing the following genera:
* ''
Chalinula''
Schmidt, 1868
* ''
Cladocroce''
Topsent, 1892
* ''
Dendrectilla''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
* ''
Dendroxea''
Griessinger, 1971
* ''
Haliclona
''Haliclona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family (biology), family Chalinidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Haliclona'':
;Subgenus Haliclona (Flagellia) Van Soest, 2017
* ''Haliclona (Flagellia) amirantensi ...
''
Grant, 1836
Predators
An unidentified species from the family Chalinidae is a prey of the sea slug ''
Tyrinna evelinae'' in Brazil.
[Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". ''Spixiana'' 38: 187–195]
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References
Sponge families
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