Desmacellidae

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Desmacellidae is a family of marine demosponges.[1] It is the only family in the monotypic order Desmacellida.

Phylum:Porifera
Order:Desmacellida
Morrow & Cárdenas, 2015
Family:Desmacellidae
Ridley & Dendy, 1886
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Desmacellidae
Desmacella dendyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Desmacellida
Morrow & Cárdenas, 2015
Family: Desmacellidae
Ridley & Dendy, 1886
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Genera

The following genera are recognized in the family Desmacellidae:[1]

  • Desmacella Schmidt, 1870
  • Dragmatella Hallmann, 1917
  • Microtylostylifer Dendy, 1924
  • Tylosigma Topsent, 1894

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