Biology:Verongiida

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Short description: Order of sponges

Verongiida
"Aplysina archeri"
Aplysina archeri
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Verongimorpha
Order: Verongiida
Bergquist, 1978
Families

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4010085 entry