Desmacellidae
Encyclopedia
Desmacellidae is a family
of marine demosponge
s.
in the family include:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of marine demosponge
Demosponge
The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those in the otherwise similar glass sponges...
s.
Genera
GeneraGenus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family include:
- BiemnaBiemnaBiemna is a genus of marine demosponge in the family Desmacellidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Biemna anisotoxa Lévi, 1963* Biemna bihamigera * Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986...
Gray, 1867 - Desmacella Schmidt, 1870
- Dragmatella Hallmann, 1917
- Microtylostylifer Dendy, 1924
- Neofibularia Hechtel, 1965
- Sigmaxinella Dendy, 1897