Classification of Pheronema Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- HexactineIlida (Marine glass sponges with siliceous spicules of triaxon or six-pointed type) Order :- Amphidiscophora (Hexaster spicules absent; amphidiscs present and skeleton mainly of diactins) Family: Pheronematidae (Deep-sea glass sponges with long twisted root…
Classification of Hyalonema Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- HexactineIlida (Marine glass sponges with siliceous spicules of triaxon or six-pointed type) Order :- Amphidiscophora (Hexaster spicules absent; amphidiscs present and skeleton mainly of diactins) Family: Hyalonematidae (Deep-sea sponges with long root tuft of…
Classification of Euplectella Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- HexactineIlida (Glass sponges with siliceous spicules of triaxon or six-pointed type) Order :- Lyssacinosida (Sponges with a flexible siliceous skeleton and lack of dermal spicules) Family: Euplectellidae (Basket-like or tubular glass sponges living in…
Classification of Leucila Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- Calcarea (Calcareous spicules present) Order :- Heterocoe (Syconoid sponges with internal folds) Genus :- Leucila Habit and habitat It is a small solitary and marine sponge. Distribution Found in Europe and U.S.A. General Characterstics…
Classification of Grantia Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- Calcarea (Calcareous spicules present) Order :- Heterocoe (Syconoid sponges with internal folds) Genus :- Grantia Habit and habitat It is a small, solitary or colonial marine sponge found in shallow to approximately 60 fathoms…
Classification of Sycon or Scypha Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- Calcarea (Calcareous spicules present) Order :- Heterocoe (Syconoid sponges with internal folds) Genus :- Sycon Habit and habitat Sycon or Scypha is a small, solitary or colonial marine sponge found in shallow…
Classification of Clathrina or Olynthus Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- Calcarea (Calcareous spicules present) Order :- Homocoela (Canal system of ascon type) Genus :- Clathrina Habit and habitat Clathrina is a simple, marine sponge attached to rocks or substratum. Distribution Distributed from…
Classification of Leucosolenia Phylum :- Porifera (Pore bearing, cellular grade, asymmetrical or radially symmetrical) Class :- Calcarea (Calcareous spicules present) Order :- Homocoela (Canal system of ascon type) Genus :- Leucosolenia Leucosolenia Habit and habitat of Leucosolenia Marine colonial sponge found in shallow waters below tidemark on seashore rocks, having…
Phylum Porifera Phylum Porifera, commonly known as sponges, might seem unassuming at first glance—decorating aquariums, inhabiting the silence of ocean floors—but beneath that simplicity lies a group of animals that changed the course of life’s evolution and are central to unlocking the mysteries of multicellularity. In a world rushing toward…