Biology:Verongiida
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Short description: Order of sponges
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Porifera Database - Species - Verongiida". http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=845402.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Order Verongida". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=sponges&menuentry=groepen&id=98&tab=beschrijving.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verongiida". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=845402.
Wikidata ☰ Q4010085 entry
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