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Aplysinidae

Synonyms: Verongiidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Aplysinidae (also known as Verongiida de Laubenfels) is a family of demosponges within the phylum Porifera that is located within the order Verongida. Its growths are either shaped like a fan or a club. Contained within the family are three recognized genera and six unrecognized ones. It was first authenticated and described by Carter in 1875.
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Genus

Aiolochroia (3)
Aplysina (50)
Verongula (Giant bowl sponge) (3)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0