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Azoricidae

Azoricidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida.

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Azoricidae
Leiodermatium sp., a member of the genus Leiodermatium in the family of Azoricidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Suborder: Spirophorina
Family: Azoricidae
Sollas, 18881
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Leiodermatiidae Lendenfeld, 1903

Azoricidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida.1

Genera

  • Desmascula de Laubenfels, 1950
  • Jereicopsis Lévi & Lévi, 1983
  • Leiodermatium Schmidt, 1870
References

References

  1. van Soest, R. (2015). Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Azoricidae Sollas, 1888". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-17.