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Leucosoleniidae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Parazoa
Phylum: Porifera
Classis: Calcarea
Subclassis: Calcaronea
Ordo: Leucosoleniida
Familia: Leucosoleniidae
Genera: Ascute - Ascyssa - Leucosolenia

Name

Leucosoleniidae, Minchin, 1898

Description

A small encrusting sponge appearing as a pale mass with irregular tubes rising up from a low spongy mass. Spicules are calcareous. Common on pilings and rocks.

Source: Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License