Thoosidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thoosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Thoosina

Familia: Thoosidae
Genera (4): Alectona – Delectona – Neamphius – Thoosa

Name

• Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925: 567

Type genus: Thoosa Hancock, 1849, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Cockerell, T.D.A. 1925. The family Clionidae. Science 62(1616): 567. DOI: 10.1126/science.62.1616.567

Additional references

• Borchiellini, C., Alivon, E. & Vacelet, J. 2004. The systematic position of Alectona (Porifera, Demospongiae): a tetractinellid sponge. Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 68: 209–217.
• Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J.R., Reveillaud, J., Schander, C. & Rapp, H.T. 2011. Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. PLoS ONE 6(4): e18318. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 Reference page. 

Links

• Thoosidae in the World Register of Marine Species