Haplosclerida [Haplosclerida]

Description

This order includes a diverse group of sponges, many of which are globally distributed. They are characterized by a skeleton of monactinal (single-rayed) spicules.

Families
Yellow sponges [Chalinidae]
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Hardball sponges [Petrosiidae]
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Great sponges [Niphatidae]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Sponges
Porifera
Class Demospongiae
Demospongiae
Statistics
  • Families 3