Polymastiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Hadromerida |
Family: |
Polymastiidae Gray, 1867 |
genera include | |
Acanthopolymastia |
Acanthopolymastia
Atergia
Polymastia
Proteleia
Quasillina
Radiella
Ridleia
Sphaerotylus
Spinularia
Tentorina
Tentorium
Trichostemma
Tylexocladus
Vosmaeria
Polymastiidae is a family of demosponges found in oceans throughout the world. A useful diagnostic characteristic of members of this family is the presence of numerous surface papillae although this feature is shown by some other sponges.