Halisarcidae

Halisarcidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Chondrillida
Family:	Halisarcidae; Schmidt, O. (1862)
Genera
	Halisarca Johnston, 1842;

Halisarcidae is a family of sea sponges within the order Chondrillida.^[2] Members of the family are characterised by having long tubular, branched choanocyte chambers; they have no spicules which makes it difficult to determine the group's affinities with other sponge families. Halisarcidae is a monogeneric family, the only genus being Halisarca.^[3]

^ Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
^ "Halisarcidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
^ Vacelet, J.; Donadey, C. (1987). A new species of Halisarca (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Caribbean, with remarks on the cytology and affinities of the genus. In: Jones WC (ed) European contributions to the taxonomy of sponges. Publications of the Sherkin Island Marine Station. 1, 5-12.

[1] Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.

[2] "Halisarcidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 29, 2020.

[Vacelet-3] Vacelet, J.; Donadey, C. (1987). A new species of Halisarca (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Caribbean, with remarks on the cytology and affinities of the genus. In: Jones WC (ed) European contributions to the taxonomy of sponges. Publications of the Sherkin Island Marine Station. 1, 5-12.

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