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Verongiida

Verongiida is an order of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera. The "skeleton" in these sponges is made up of spongin, rather than of spicules. They live in marine environments. The name was proposed by Patricia Bergquist in 1978.

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Verongiida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Verongimorpha
Order: Verongiida
Bergquist, 1978
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Verongiida (also known as Verongida) is an order of sea sponges within the phylum Porifera.1 The "skeleton" in these sponges is made up of spongin, rather than of spicules.2 They live in marine environments.1 The name was proposed by Patricia Bergquist in 1978.3


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  1. "World Porifera Database - Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Order Verongida". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verongiida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.