Porifera

Alternate names: sponge

Author: Grant, 1836

Representative image using: Mycale sp. 1

MBARI 2016: V3988

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Representative image using: Thenea muricata

MBARI 10/16/2003: T631

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Representative image using: Lyssacinosida sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1139

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Representative image using: Chonelasma

MBARI 2006: T939-01

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. 4

MBARI 2011: D293-08HD

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Representative image using: Hyalonema (Oonema) bianchoratum

SCRIPPS/PULSE

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Representative image using: Saccocalyx pedunculatus

MBARI 2006: T945-02

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Representative image using: Dictyocalyx

MBARI 2010: D174

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 2

MBARI 2016: D886

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Representative image using: Asbestopluma monticola

MBARI 2006: T944-03

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Representative image using: Farrea truncata

MBARI 2005: T875-07

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Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 4

MBARI 2018: D1101

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Porifera

Alternate names: sponge

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Porifera Alternate names: sponge Author: Grant, 1836 Representative image using: Mycale sp. 1 MBARI 2016: V3988 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thenea muricata MBARI 10/16/2003: T631 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Lyssacinosida sp. 1 MBARI 2008: T1139 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chonelasma MBARI 2006: T939-01 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: Hyalonema (Oonema) bianchoratum SCRIPPS/PULSE Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Saccocalyx pedunculatus MBARI 2006: T945-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dictyocalyx MBARI 2010: D174 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 2 MBARI 2016: D886 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asbestopluma monticola MBARI 2006: T944-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Farrea truncata MBARI 2005: T875-07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acanthascinae sp. 4 MBARI 2018: D1101 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Porifera (phylum) Calcarea (class) Demospongiae (class) Demospongiae sp. 1 (species) Hexactinellida (class) Porifera sp. 1 (species) Porifera sp. 4 (species) 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 Stone, R.P., H. Lehnert, and H.M. Reiswig (2011). A guide to the deep-water sponges of the Aleutian Island Archipelago. NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 12, U.S. Department of Commerce:1-187. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Porifera (Grant, 1836) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Porifera. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2022-10-01.
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