Demospongiae

Acarnus erithacus

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Classis: Demospongiae
Subclasses: Ceractinomorpha - Homoscleromorpha - Tetractinomorpha

Overview of ordines (13)

Agelasida - Astrophorida - Chondrosida - Dendroceratida - Dictyoceratida - Hadromerida - Halichondrida - Haplosclerida - Lithistida - Poecilosclerida - Spirophorida - Verongida - †Protomonaxonida

References

• Borchiellini, C.; Chombard, C.; Manuel, M.; Alivon, E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. 2004: Molecular phylogeny of Demospongiae: implications for classification and scenarios of character evolution. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 32: 823–837. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.02.021
• Soest, R.W.M., van 1991: Demosponge higher taxa classification re-examination. Pp. 54-71 in Reitner, J.; Keupp, H. (eds.), Fossil and recent sponges. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

links

• Tree of Life Web Project. 2008. Demospongiae. Version 04 March 2008 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Demospongiae/20439/2008.03.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
• van Soest, R. (2012). Demospongiae. In: Van Soest, R.W.M, Boury-Esnault, N., Hooper, J.N.A., Rützler, K, de Voogd, N.J., Alvarez de Glasby, B., Hajdu, E., Pisera, A.B., Manconi, R., Schoenberg, C., Janussen, D., Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M., Picton, B., Kelly, M., Vacelet, J. (2012) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164811 on 2012-05-20

Vernacular names

Česky: Rohovití
Deutsch: Hornkieselschwämme
Ελληνικά: Δημόσπογγοι
Polski: Gąbki pospolite
Русский: Роговые губки
Suomi: Sarveispiisienet
Svenska: Horn- och kiselsvampar

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