Verongiida

Verongiida
"Aplysina archeri"
Aplysina archeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Verongimorpha
Order:
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

  1. ^ a b "World Porifera Database - Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Order Verongida". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.


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