Microcionidae is a
family
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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.
Subdivisions
The following genera are recognized within the family Microcionidae:
* Subfamily Microcioninae
Carter 1875
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Clathria''
Schmidt, 1862
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Echinochalina''
Thiele, 1903
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Holopsamma''
Carter, 1885
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Pandaros''
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
* Subfamily Ophlitaspongiinae
de Laubenfels, 1936
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Antho
''Antho'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
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''
Gray, 1867
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Artemisina''
Vosmaer, 1885
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Echinoclathria
''Echinoclathria'' is a genus of demosponge in the family Microcionidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Echinoclathria arborea'' (Tanita, 1968)
* '' Echinoclathria arcifera'' (Schmidt, 1880)
* '' Echinoclathria atlantica'' Sarà, 19 ...
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Carter, 1885
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Ophlitaspongia
''Ophlitaspongia'' is a genus of demosponges belonging to the family Microcionidae. Many species formerly included in this genus have been moved to other genera such as '' Clathria'' and '' Echinoclathria'' and the genus currently contains only ...
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Bowerbank, 1866
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Sigmeurypon''
Topsent, 1928
References
Poecilosclerida
Sponge families
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