Halisarcidae

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Halisarcidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Chondrillida
Family: Halisarcidae
Schmidt, O. (1862) [1]
Genera
  • Halisarca Johnston, 1842

Halisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida.[2] Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules which makes it difficult to determine the group's affinities with other sponge families. Halisarcidae is a monogeneric family, the only genus being Halisarca.[3]

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  1. ^ Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
  2. ^ "Halisarcidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Vacelet, J.; Donadey, C. (1987). A new species of Halisarca (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Caribbean, with remarks on the cytology and affinities of the genus. In: Jones WC (ed) European contributions to the taxonomy of sponges. Publications of the Sherkin Island Marine Station. 1, 5-12.