Halichondriidae

Halichondriidae
Halichondria panicea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Halichondriidae
Gray, 1867
Genera

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Synonyms
List
  • Ciocalyptidae Hentschel, 1923
  • Hymeniacidonidae Laubenfels, 1936
  • Stylotellinae Lendenfeld, 1888

Halichondriidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. These sponges have a skeleton consisting of dense bundles of spicules occurring in a more or less random pattern.

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