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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.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumPorifera
  3. ClassDemospongiae
  4. OrderChondrillida
  5. FamilyHalisarcidae
Habitatmarine

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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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taxon name
Halisarcidae
taxon rank
family
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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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