Verongimorpha

species of sponge

species of sponge

species of sponge

Verongiida (also known as Verongida) is an order of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera. The "skeleton" in these sponges is made up of spongin, rather than of spicules. They live in marine environments. The name was proposed by Patricia Bergquist in 1978.

species of sponge

species of sponge

Aplysina is a genus of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. It was first authenticated and described by Giovanni Domenico Nardo in 1834.

Aplysinidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. Its growths are either shaped like a fan or a club. Contained within the family are three recognized genera and six unrecognized ones. It was first authenticated and described by Henry John Carter in 1875.

Chondrillidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida.

Aplysinellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Verongiida. The family was first described in 1980 by Patricia Bergquist.

species of sponge

Ianthellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Verongiida.

species of sponge

species of sponge

Chondrillida is an order of sea sponges within the subclass Verongimorpha.

Ianthella is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Ianthellidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Africa and Central America.

species of sponge

Pseudoceratinidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Verongiida.

Pseudoceratina is a genus of sponge within the family Pseudoceratinidae. They are characterized by possession of a dendritic fiber skeleton lacking laminar bark but containing pith. They have been found in a variety of habitats including the Great Barrier reef (Queensland, Australia) and the Red Sea. Sponges of this genus have a microbiome known to produce a variety of chemicals that are used in pharmaceutical and anti-fouling activities. Notably, a species in this genus produces a chemical that is effective in inhibiting the migration of metastatic breast cancer cells.

species of parazoan

Vauxia is an extinct genus of demosponge that had a distinctive branching mode of growth. Each branch consisted of a network of strands. Vauxia also had a skeleton of spongin (flexible organic material) common to modern day sponges. Much like Choia and other sponges, Vauxia fed by extracting nutrients from the water.

Suberea is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Aplysinellidae.

Chondrosiida is an order of sea sponges within the subclass Verongimorpha. Chondrosia reniformis is a unique marine sponge known as the kidney sponge due to its shape and texture. It is primarily found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, typically inhabiting shallow coastal waters.

Verongimorpha is the name of a subclass of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera. It was first authenticated and described by Erpenbeck et al. in 2012.