Heteroscleromorpha

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

Heteroscleromorpha
Axinella polypoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Subclass:	Heteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012[1]
Orders
Agelasida Axinellida Biemnida Bubarida Clionaida Desmacellida Haplosclerida Merliida Poecilosclerida Polymastiida Scopalinida Sphaerocladina Spongillida Suberitida Tethyida Tetractinellida Trachycladida Heteroscleromorpha incertae sedis
Synonyms
List Democlavia Desmacidonitida Hadromerida Halichondrida Haploscleromorpha Lithistida Spirastrellida

Heteroscleromorpha has the most taxa of the demosponge subclasses, with an estimated 7500 species.