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PORIFERA (sponges)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #refs
Class DEMOSPONGIAE (a class of sponges) 4    
Order HADROMERIDA (an order of sponges) 1 1  
Order HALICHONDRIDA (an order of sponges) 2 1 1
Order MYXOSPONGIDA (an order of sponges) 1 2  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland: http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/ (Marine species) Web Site/Page
Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B.E., 1992 Sponges of the British Isles - A colour guide and working document
Ackers, R.G., Moss, D., Picton, B.E., Stone, S.M.K. & Morrow, C.C., 2007 Sponges of the British Isles ("Sponge V") - A colour guide and working document
Bowerbank, J.S., 1864 A Monograph of the British Spongiadae
Gibson, R., Hextall, B. & Rogers, A., 2001 (marine forms) Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain & North-west Europe
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1990 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1996 (littoral and sublittoral fauna) Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe
Picton, B.E., Morrow, C. & van Soest, R., 2007 Sponges of Britain and Ireland
Sponges of Britain and Ireland: http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/sponge_guide/ Web Site/Page

PORIFERA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with PORIFERA:

is predated by Cerithiopsis tubercularis - a prosobranch mollusc (Cerithiopsidae) Graham, A., 1971
Photos is predated by Fissurellidae - keyhole limpets Graham, A., 1971
is predated by Triphora peversa - a prosobranch mollusc (Triphoridae) Graham, A., 1971 [monaxonid sponges]

Porifera may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)

References

Graham, A., 1971 British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs

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