Heteroxyidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Axinellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Axinellida

Familia: Heteroxyidae
Genera (8): Alloscleria – Alveospongia – Heteroxya – Julavis – Microxistyla – Myrmekioderma – Negombo – Parahigginsia

Name

Heteroxyidae Dendy, 1905

References

Primary references

• Dendy, A. 1905. Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI. In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3(Supplement 18). Royal Society: London.

Additional references

• Santos, G.G., Pinheiro, U., Hajdu, E. & van Soest, R. 2016. New Genus and species of Heteroxyidae from Brazil (Axinellida: Demospongiae: Porifera), with a revised identification key for the family. Zootaxa 4158(1): 105–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.1.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Heteroxyidae in the World Register of Marine Species