Crambeidae

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]

Crambeidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Crambeidae
Lévi, 1963
Genera

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Crambeidae is a family of marine demosponges.[1]

Genera
Monanchora arbuscula
  • Crambe Vosmaer, 1880
  • Discorhabdella Dendy, 1924
  • Lithochela Burton, 1929
  • Monanchora Carter, 1883[1]

References
  1. Register of Marine Species
  2. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Family Crambeidae".
  3. Hooper, John N. A.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Willenz, Philippe (2002-11-30). Systema Porifera. ISBN 9780306472602.


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