Demospongiae

Alternate names: Sclerospongiae

Author: Sollas, 1885

Representative image using: Thenea muricata

MBARI 10/16/2003: T631

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Representative image using: Cladorhizidae sp. B

MBARI 2015: D735

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. 4

MBARI 2011: D293-08HD

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Representative image using: Poecilosclerida

MBARI 01/30/2006: T945, 00:17:50:07

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. A

MBARI 2006: T1061-06

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Representative image using: Mycale sp. 1

MBARI 2016: V3988

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Representative image using: Mycale sp. 2

MBARI 2016: V3983-05

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Representative image using: Asbestopluma rickettsi

MBARI 2013: D472-08HD

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Representative image using: Cladorhizidae sp. A

MBARI 1991: V323

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Demospongiae

Alternate names: Sclerospongiae

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Demospongiae Alternate names: Sclerospongiae Author: Sollas, 1885 Representative image using: Thenea muricata MBARI 10/16/2003: T631 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cladorhizidae sp. B MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. 4 MBARI 2011: D293-08HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Poecilosclerida MBARI 01/30/2006: T945, 00:17:50:07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. A MBARI 2006: T1061-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mycale sp. 1 MBARI 2016: V3988 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mycale sp. 2 MBARI 2016: V3983-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asbestopluma rickettsi MBARI 2013: D472-08HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cladorhizidae sp. A MBARI 1991: V323 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Porifera (phylum) Demospongiae (class) Astrophorida (order) Hadromerida (order) Poecilosclerida (order) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Sollas, W.J. (1885). A Classification of the Sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 16: 395. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459901 Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Demospongiae (Sollas, 1885) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Demospongiae. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-10-23.
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