Verongimorpha

Verongimorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Verongimorpha
Erpenbeck, Sutcliffe, De Cook, Dietzel, Maldonado, van Soest, Hooper, Wörheide, 2012[1]
Orders

Chonrillida
Chondrosida
Verongida

Verongimorpha is the name of a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera. It was first authenticated and described by Erpenbeck et al. in 2012.[2]

References

  1. Erpenbeck, D.; Sutcliffe, P.; Cook, S. D. C.; Dietzel, A.; Maldonado, M.; Van Soest, R. W.; Hooper, J. N.; Wörheide, G. (2012). Horny sponges and their affairs: On the phylogenetic relationships of keratose sponges. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63(3): 809-816.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Verongimorpha". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-02-16.


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