Petrosiidae

Petrosiidae
Xestospongia muta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Petrosiidae
van Soest, 1980
Genera

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Petrosiidae is a family of sponges, first described in 1980 by Rob van Soest[1][2] which contains the following four genera:[1]

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Petrosiidae van Soest, 1980".
  2. ^ van Soest, R.W.M. (1980). Hummelinck, P.W.; Van der Steen, L.J. (eds.). "Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part II. Haplosclerida". Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 104. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 62 (191): 1–173.