Astrophorina
Appearance
Astrophorina | |
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Geodia barretti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Tetractinellida |
Suborder: | Astrophorina Sollas, 1887 |
Families | |
Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 | |
Synonyms | |
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Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.[1][2] Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida[3]
Bibliography
- "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)
References
- ^ "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ^ van Soest, R. (2013). "Astrophorida Sollas, 1887". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)