Biology:Poecilosclerida
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Short description: Order of sponges
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| Hemimycale columella (Hymedesmiidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida Topsent, 1928 |
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Poecilosclerida is an order of the demosponge class. It is the most speciose demosponge order with over 2200 species (World Porifera Database[2]). It contains about 25 recognised families. They are characterised by having chelae microscleres, that is, the minute spicules scattered through the tissues, usually in the 10-60 μm range, have a shovel-like structure on the end.[3]
Most of the families are viviparous with parenchymella larvae that are uniformly ciliated.[3]
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Monanchora arbuscula (Crambeidae)
Families
As of 2018, the following families are recognized:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2021). "Poecilosclerida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131599.
- ↑ "Porifera news". World Porifera Database. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 van Soest, Rob. "Order Poecilosclerida". Marine Species Identification Portal. http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=sponges&id=69&menuentry=groepen.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Merrick Ekins, Dirk Erpenbeck, Lisa Goudie, John N. A. Hooper: New carnivorous sponges and allied species from the Great Australian Bight. In: ZooTaxa Volume 4878, No. 2. Jan 2021. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.2. Along with:
- Watch out they Bight! Three new Carnivorous sponges found in Great Australian Bight. On: scimex.org. 15 January 2021. Queensland Museum Media Release.
- Jacinta Bowler: Scientists Just Discovered 3 New Kinds of Carnivorous Sponge in The Deep Ocean . On: sciencealert. 18 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2244421 entry
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