Fort Towson

Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.[1][2] Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  2. ^ van Soest, R. (2013). "Astrophorida Sollas, 1887". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)