Crambeidae is a family of marine demosponges.[1]

Crambeidae
Crambe crambe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Crambeidae
Lévi, 1963
Genera

See text

Identification of members of this family of sponges is based on microscopic examination of the spicules in their skeleton. The megascleres consist of peripheral thinner subtylostyles and thicker choanosomal styles while the microscleres are exclusively anchorate chelae.[2][3]

Genera edit

 
Monanchora arbuscula

References edit

  1. ^ a b Register of Marine Species
  2. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Family Crambeidae".
  3. ^ Hooper, John N. A.; Van Soest, Rob W. M.; Willenz, Philippe (2002-11-30). Systema Porifera. p. 520. ISBN 9780306472602.