CALCAREA BOWERBANK, 1864
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https://doi.org/ 10.1046/j.0024-4082.2003.00063.x |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490036 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D5484C-D41F-C35E-FF43-FBBCFDA0FB70 |
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Carolina |
scientific name |
CALCAREA BOWERBANK, 1864 |
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CLASS CALCAREA BOWERBANK, 1864 View in CoL
Diagnosis: Exclusively marine Porifera in which the mineral skeleton is composed entirely of calcium carbonate. Spicules are diactines, triactines and tetractines. Calcarea are always viviparous.
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