Desmacellidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Desmacellida |
| Family | Desmacellidae |
| Published in | Ridley, S. O., & Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 18: 325–351, 470–493. https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8095 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 4 |
| Species records held | 38 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 46 |
| GBIF key | 4905 |
Genera in Desmacellidae
- Desmacella — 32 species: Desmacella alba, Desmacella ambigua, Desmacella annexa, Desmacella arenifibrosa, Desmacella austini, Desmacella democratica, Desmacella dendyi, Desmacella digitata
- Microtylostylifer — 3 species: Microtylostylifer anomalus, Microtylostylifer aruensis, Microtylostylifer partida
- Tylosigma — 2 species: Tylosigma campechianum, Tylosigma ostreicola
- Dragmatella — 1 species: Dragmatella aberrans
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.