Halisarcidae
Sign in to saveHalisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida. Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules which makes it difficult to determine the group's affinities with other sponge families. Halisarcidae is a monogeneric family, the only genus being Halisarca.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderChondrillida
- FamilyHalisarcidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Halisarcidae
- Collections
- ICML-UNAM, AM, HBOI-FAU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, Usa, Puerto Rico, Turks And Caicos, Bahamas
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chondrillida
- Image
- Pyura spinifera.jpg
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- Halisarcidae
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Halisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida. Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules which makes it difficult to determine the group's affinities with other sponge families. Halisarcidae is a monogeneric family, the only genus being Halisarca.
==See also== Halisarca caerulea
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