Placospongiidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Clionaida |
| Family | Placospongiidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867(2): 492–558, pls XXVII–XXVIII. https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 3 |
| Species records held | 16 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 20 |
| GBIF key | 3902 |
Genera in Placospongiidae
- Placospongia — 13 species: Placospongia anthosigma, Placospongia caribica, Placospongia carinata, Placospongia colombiensis, Placospongia cristata, Placospongia decorticans, Placospongia giseleae, Placospongia intermedia
- Onotoa — 2 species: Onotoa amphiastra, Onotoa claudelevii
- Placospherastra — 1 species: Placospherastra antillensis
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.