Spinulariidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polymastiida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Polymastiida

Familia: Spinulariidae
Genera (4): Acanthopolymastia – Pseudotrachya – Spinularia – Tentorium

Name

Spinulariidae Santín & Brandt, 2026

• Type genus: Spinularia Gray, 1867, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Santín, A., Theising, F.I., Despujols, D. & Brandt, A. 2026. A chance encounter: New Spinularia Gray, 1867 from abyssal depths of the Aleutian Trench (Bering Sea) leads to the proposal of new family, Spinulariidae fam nov. Progress in Oceanography 244: 103699. DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2026.103699 Reference page.