Suberitidae

Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida.

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species of sponge

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species of sponge

Caulospongia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae.

Homaxinella is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae. The type species is Homaxinella balfourensis.

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Suberites is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae. Sponges, known scientifically as Porifera, are the oldest metazoans and are used to elucidate the basics of multicellular evolution. These living fossils are ideal for studying the principal features of metazoans, such as extracellular matrix interactions, signal-receptor systems, nervous or sensory systems, and primitive immune systems. Thus, sponges are useful tools with which to study early animal evolution. They appeared approximately 580 million years ago, in the Ediacaran.

Terpios is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae.

Rhizaxinella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae.

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species of sponge

species of sponge

Pseudospongosorites is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Suberitidae. Currently, the genus is considered as monotypic, consisting of a single species Pseudospongosorites suberitoides. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and on the Atlantic coast of the United States as far north as North Carolina. This species is known by the common name Florida hermit crab sponge, so named because hermit crabs often use it as shelter.