Biemnida Morrow, 2013

Cristobo, Javier, Almón, Bruno, Pérez, Jacinto & Ríos, Pilar, 2024, A new species of the genus Biemna Gray, 1867 (Porifera: Biemnidae) from shallow waters of the Northwestern Iberian coasts, Zootaxa 5446 (1), pp. 121-132 : 123

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.1.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:36E26547-E5BA-4167-B9BE-93D0199921DF
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11084706
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scientific name	Biemnida Morrow, 2013
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Order Biemnida Morrow, 2013 View in CoL

Diagnosis sensu Morrow et al. 2013: Encrusting, massive, cup-shaped, fan-shaped, and branching sponges. Megascleres styles, subtylostyles, strongyles, rhabdostyles, or oxea. Spicules typically enclosed by spongin fibers. Reticulate or plumoreticulate choanosomal skeleton, maybe axially compressed. Extra-axial plumose skeleton usually present. Microscleres are sigmata, spirosigmata, toxa, microxeas, raphides, or commata.