Baeriidae

Baeriidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Baerida
Family: Baeriidae
Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Leuconidae Vosmaer, 1887
  • Leuconiinae sensu De Laubenfels, 1936

Baeriidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the class Calcarea. It was named by Borojevic, Boury-Esnault, and Vacelet in 2000.[1] The type genus is Baeria Miklucho-Maclay, 1870, by original designation,[1] though Baeria is now considered a junior synonym of Leuconia Grant, 1833.[2]

  1. ^ a b Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N. & Vacelet, J. (2000). A revision of the supraspecific classification of the subclass Calcaronea (Porifera, class Calcarea). Zoosystema, 22(2), 203–263.
  2. ^ Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J. L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R. (2018). "Baeriidae Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-11-01.