Verongiida
| Verongiida | |
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| Aplysina archeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Verongimorpha |
| Order: | Verongiida Bergquist, 1978 |
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Verongiida (also known as Verongida) is an order of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera.[1] The "skeleton" in these sponges is made up of spongin, rather than of spicules.[2] They live in marine environments.[1] The name was proposed by Patricia Bergquist in 1978.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "World Porifera Database - Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Order Verongida". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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