Dictyonellidae 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
sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...
s in the order
Bubarida
Bubarida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha
Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; ...
, based on the genus ''Dictyonella''
Schmidt, 1868.
It may be noted that
Dictyonellida
Dictyonellida Cooper, 1956 is a brachiopod order within the class Chileata, characterised by a perforation in the ventral valve that is extended through resorption and covered by a colleplax. The dictyonellides are known from the Upper Ordovicia ...
Cooper, 1956 is, however, a brachiopod order based on ''Dictyonella''
Hall, 1868 (now ''
Eodictyonella
''Eodictyonella'' is a genus of rhynchonelliform brachiopods belonging to the extinct class Chileata. It is characterised by a non-strophic shell covered by a net-like ornament (Greek ''dictyon'', a net). Like in most chileates, the perforation i ...
''
Wright, 1994).
Genera
*''
Acanthella ''Acanthella'' may refer to:
* ''Acanthella'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* ''Acanthella'' (sponge), a genus of demosponges
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''
Schmidt, 1862
*''
Dictyonella''
Schmidt, 1868
*''
Liosina''
Thiele, 1899
*''
Lipastrotethya''
de Laubenfels, 1954
*''
Phakettia''
de Laubenfels, 1936
*''
Rhaphoxya''
Hallmann, 1917
*''
Scopalina''
Schmidt, 1862
*''
Stylissa''
Hallmann, 1914
*''
Svenzea''
Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002
*''
Tethyspira''
Topsent, 1890
References
Heteroscleromorpha
Sponge families
Taxa described in 1990
Taxa named by Rob van Soest
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