Aplysinidae
Aplysinidae | |
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Aplysina archeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Verongiida |
Family: | Aplysinidae Carter, 1875[1] |
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Aplysinidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. Its growths are either shaped like a fan or a club. Contained within the family are three recognized genera and six unrecognized ones.[2] It was first authenticated and described by Henry John Carter in 1875.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aplysinidae Carter, 1875". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Family Aplysinidae". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2016-02-18.