Desmanthidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Bubarida
- Family
- Desmanthidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Desmanthidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Desmanthidae
Desmanthidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Bubarida. The family is characterised by the presence of a basal layer of desma spicules.
Genera:
- Desmanthus Topsent, 1893
- Paradesmanthus Pisera & Lévi, 2002
- Petromica Topsent, 1898
- Petromica (Chaladesma) List-Armitage & Hooper, 2002
- Petromica (Petromica) Topsent, 1898
- Sulcastrella Schmidt, 1879