Porifera

Alternate names: sponge

Author: Grant, 1836

Representative image using: Demospongiae sp. 1

MBARI 2018: V4167

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Representative image using: Docosaccus maculatus

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. A

MBARI 2006: T1061-06

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Representative image using: Lyssacinosida sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1139

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Representative image using: Hexactinellida sp. 6

MBARI 2017: V4003

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Representative image using: Hexactinellida sp. 3

MBARI 2007: T1077-03

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Representative image using: Atlantisella

MBARI 2006: T947-04

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra

MBARI 2006: T1046-01

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Representative image using: Chondrocladia sp. 4

MBARI 2011: D293-08HD

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Representative image using: Farrea truncata complex

MBARI 2006; T943

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Representative image using: Dictyocalyx

MBARI 2010: D174

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Representative image using: Thenea muricata

MBARI 10/16/2003: T631

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Porifera

Alternate names: sponge

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Porifera Alternate names: sponge Author: Grant, 1836 Representative image using: Demospongiae sp. 1 MBARI 2018: V4167 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Docosaccus maculatus 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: Lyssacinosida sp. 1 MBARI 2008: T1139 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hexactinellida sp. 6 MBARI 2017: V4003 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hexactinellida sp. 3 MBARI 2007: T1077-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Atlantisella MBARI 2006: T947-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chondrocladia (Symmetrocladia) lyra MBARI 2006: T1046-01 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: Farrea truncata complex MBARI 2006; T943 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dictyocalyx MBARI 2010: D174 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thenea muricata MBARI 10/16/2003: T631 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 2025-09-19.
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