Hadromerida

Hadromerida
	Tethya aurantia
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Hadromerida; Topsent, 1894
Families
	Acanthochaetetidae Fischer, 1970; ; Alectonidae Rosell, 1996; Choanitidae; Clionaidae (replacement name for Clionidae d'Orbigny, 1851); Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889; Placospongiidae Gray, 1867; Polymastiidae Gray, 1867; Sollasellidae Lendenfeld, 1887; Spirastrellidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886; Stylocordylidae Topsent, 1892; Suberitidae Schmidt, 1870; Tethyidae Gray, 1848; Timeidae Topsent, 1928; Trachycladidae Hallmann, 1917;

Hadromerida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.^[1]^[2]

The order includes such species as Cliona celata and some members of the order are a targeted prey for hawksbill turtles.^[3]

Bibliography

^ "Hadromerida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
^ Kober, K. M.; Nichols, S. A. (2007). "On the phylogenetic relationships of hadromerid and poecilosclerid sponges". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 87 (6). doi:10.1017/S0025315407058237.
^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.

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