Heteroxyidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Axinellida |
| Family | Heteroxyidae |
| Published in | Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London)., Pp. 57 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 27 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 37 |
| GBIF key | 3905 |
Genera in Heteroxyidae
- Myrmekioderma — 14 species: Myrmekioderma ceylonenira, Myrmekioderma dendyi, Myrmekioderma granulatum, Myrmekioderma guajajara, Myrmekioderma gyroderma, Myrmekioderma indemaresi, Myrmekioderma intrastrongyla, Myrmekioderma laminatum
- Negombo — 4 species: Negombo acanthosanidastera, Negombo jogashimensis, Negombo kellyae, Negombo tenuistellata
- Heteroxya — 2 species: Heteroxya beauforti, Heteroxya corticata
- Julavis — 2 species: Julavis jamaicensis, Julavis levis
- Parahigginsia — 2 species: Parahigginsia phakelloides, Parahigginsia strongylifera
- Alloscleria — 1 species: Alloscleria tenuispinosa
- Alveospongia — 1 species: Alveospongia sinuosclera
- Microxistyla — 1 species: Microxistyla petrina
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.