Astroscleridae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Agelasida |
| Family | Astroscleridae |
| Published in | Lister, J. J. (1900). Astrosclera willeyana, the type of a new family of sponges. Pp. 459-482, pls XLV-XLVIII. Willey’s Zoological Results.Part 4, (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge). https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails& |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 12 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 23 |
| GBIF key | 3892 |
Genera in Astroscleridae
- Stromatospongia — 3 species: Stromatospongia micronesica, Stromatospongia norae, Stromatospongia vermicola
- Astrosclera — 2 species: Astrosclera cuifi, Astrosclera willeyana
- Parastrosclera — 2 species: Parastrosclera polystellaris, Parastrosclera singularis
- Ceratoporella — 1 species: Ceratoporella nicholsoni
- Cooperaria — 1 species: Cooperaria getawayensis
- Goreauiella — 1 species: Goreauiella auriculata
- Hispidopetra — 1 species: Hispidopetra miniana
- Spumisclera — 1 species: Spumisclera discreta
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.