Crambeidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

of marine

demosponge Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a hard ...

s.Register of Marine Species
/ref> Identification of members of this family of sponges is based on microscopic examination of the

spicules Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms Spicule may also refer to: * Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges * Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ...

in their skeleton. The

megasclere Spicules are structural elements found in most sponges. The meshing of many spicules serves as the sponge's skeleton and thus it provides structural support and potentially defense against predators. Sponge spicules are made of calcium carbon ...

s consist of peripheral thinner subtylostyles and thicker

choanosomal A choanosome is an inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, the stucture that contains the choanocyte Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells") are cells that line the interior of asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body types of ...

styles while the microscleres are exclusively anchorate

chelae A chela ()also called a claw, nipper, or pinceris a pincer-like organ at the end of certain limbs of some arthropods. The name comes from Ancient Greek , through New Latin '. The plural form is chelae. Legs bearing a chela are called chelipeds. ...

Genera

Monanchora unguifera (Pink Lumpy sponge)

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Crambe ''Crambe'' is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to a variety of habitats in Europe, Turkey, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. They carry dense racemes of tiny white or yellow flowers ...

'' Vosmaer, 1880 *'' Discorhabdella'' Dendy, 1924 *'' Lithochela'' Burton, 1929 *''

Monanchora ''Monanchora'' is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Crambeida. The genus contains 18 species, which have been researched for their potential use in medicine. Description Morphology The species with in ''Monanchora'' vary in th ...

'' Carter, 1883

References

Poecilosclerida {{Demosponge-stub