Sclerospongiae

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + σπογγιά (spongiá, “sponge”).

Proper noun

Sclerospongiae

A taxonomic class within the phylum Porifera – coralline sponges.

See also

Ceratoporellida
Merliida
Stromatoporoida
Tabulospongida

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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