Łukowiak, Magdalena
Crellidae
Sign in to saveCrellidae is a family of marine demosponges in the order Poecilosclerida.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderPoecilosclerida
- FamilyCrellidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Crellidae
- Collections
- YPM, CAS, NMV, SAMA, QM, QVMAG
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Australia, Philippines
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- Crella cyathophora.jpg
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Crellidae is a family of marine demosponges in the order Poecilosclerida.
==Characteristics== Growth forms are varied and include branching, club-shaped, massive and encrusting. Identification of members of this family is based on microscopic examination of the spicules in their skeleton. The choanosomal skeleton is composed of tornotes while the ectosomal skeleton consists of a tangential crust of spined styles or oxeas. The microscleres are mostly arcuate isochelae.
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