Heteroscleromorpha Explained

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

Among the demosponge group heteroscleromorpha are significantly important as they contain the largest number of taxa with an estimate of 5000 species.

Notes and References

1. Morrow . C. C. . Redmond . N. E. . Picton . B. E. . Thacker . R. W. . Collins . A. G. . Maggs . C. A. . Sigwart . J. D. . Allcock . A. L. . 2013-09-01 . Molecular Phylogenies Support Homoplasy of Multiple Morphological Characters Used in the Taxonomy of Heteroscleromorpha (Porifera: Demospongiae) . Integrative and Comparative Biology . en . 53 . 3 . 428–446 . 10.1093/icb/ict065 . 1540-7063 . 3744896 . 23753661.
2. van Soest, R. (2016). Heteroscleromorpha. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species on 2017-02-17.