Heteroscleromorpha

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Heteroscleromorpha

Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera.[2][3]

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Heteroscleromorpha
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Axinella polypoides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012[1]
Orders
Synonyms
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  • Democlavia
  • Desmacidonitida
  • Hadromerida
  • Halichondrida
  • Haploscleromorpha
  • Lithistida
  • Spirastrellida
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Heteroscleromorpha has the most taxa of the demosponge subclasses, with an estimated 7500 species.

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