Hadromerida

Hadromerida

Tethya aurantia
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Hadromerida Topsent, 1894
Families
Acanthochaetetidae Fischer, 1970 Alectonidae Rosell, 1996 Choanitidae Clionaidae (replacement name for Clionidae d'Orbigny, 1851) Hemiasterellidae Lendenfeld, 1889 Placospongiidae Gray, 1867 Polymastiidae Gray, 1867 Sollasellidae Lendenfeld, 1887 Spirastrellidae Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Stylocordylidae Topsent, 1892 Suberitidae Schmidt, 1870 Tethyidae Gray, 1848 Timeidae Topsent, 1928 Trachycladidae Hallmann, 1917

Hadromerida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.^[1]

The order includes such species as Cliona celata and some members of the order are a targeted prey for hawksbill turtles.^[2]

Bibliography

^ "Hadromerida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

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