Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.[1][2] Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida[3]
| Astrophorina | |
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| Geodia barretti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Suborder: | Astrophorina Sollas, 1887 |
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Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 | |
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Bibliography
edit- "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)
References
edit- ^ "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ^ van Soest, R. (2013). "Astrophorida Sollas, 1887". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)
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