Crambeidae is a family of marine demosponges.[1]
| Crambeidae | |
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| Crambe crambe | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Crambeidae Lévi, 1963 |
| Genera | |
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Identification of members of this family of sponges is based on microscopic examination of the spicules in their skeleton. The megascleres consist of peripheral thinner subtylostyles and thicker choanosomal styles while the microscleres are exclusively anchorate chelae.[2][3]
Genera
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- Crambe Vosmaer, 1880
- Discorhabdella Dendy, 1924
- Lithochela Burton, 1929
- Monanchora Carter, 1883[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Register of Marine Species
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Family Crambeidae".
- ^ Hooper, John N. A.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Willenz, Philippe (2002-11-30). Systema Porifera. p. 520. ISBN 9780306472602.
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