Aplysinidae
Sign in to saveAplysinidae 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderVerongiida
- FamilyAplysinidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- Family
- Aplysinidae
- Collections
- MCZ, WAM, USNM, AM, MAGNT, FWRI
- Recorded in
- Australia, Bahamas, United States, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Malaysia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Verongiida
- Image
- Aplysina archeri (Stove-pipe Sponge-pink variation).jpg
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- Aplysinidae
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- topic's main category
- Category:Aplysinidae
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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.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aplysinidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.