Baeriidae is a
family
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of
calcareous sponges in the
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Calcarea. It was named by Borojevic, Boury-Esnault, and Vacelet in 2000.
[Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N. & Vacelet, J. (2000). A revision of the supraspecific classification of the subclass Calcaronea (Porifera, class Calcarea). ''Zoosystema'', 22(2), 203–263.] The type genus is ''Baeria''
Miklucho-Maclay, 1870, by original designation,
[ though ''Baeria'' is now considered a junior ]synonym
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of '' Leuconia'' Grant, 1833.
Genera
The following genera are in the family Baeriidae:[
*'' Eilhardia'' Poléjaeff, 1883][Poléjaeff, N. (1883). Report on the Calcarea dredged by H. M. S. ''Challenger'' during the years 1873–1876. In Thomson, C. & Murray, J. (Eds.), ''Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. ''Challenger (pp. 1–76). London: MacMillan & Co.]
*'' Lamontia'' Kirk, 1895[Kirk, H. B. (1895). Further contributions to a knowledge of New Zealand sponges. ''Transactions of the New Zealand Institute'', 27, 287–292.]
*'' Leuconia'' Grant, 1833[Grant, R. E. (1833). Lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Animal Physiology. Lecture IV. On the classification of the organs of animals, and on the organs of support in animalcules and poripherous animals. ''The Lancet'', 1(531), 193–200.]
*'' Leucopsila'' Dendy & Row, 1913[Dendy, A. & Row, R. (1913). The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'', 47, 704–813.]
References
Calcaronea
Sponge families
Taxa named by Nicole Boury-Esnault
Taxa named by Jean Vacelet
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