Chalinidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of marine
demosponge
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 76.2% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). They are sponges with a soft body that covers a har ...
s,
containing the following genera:
* ''
Chalinula''
Schmidt, 1868
* ''
Cladocroce''
Topsent, 1892
* ''
Dendrectilla''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
* ''
Dendroxea''
Griessinger, 1971
* ''
Haliclona
''Haliclona'' is a genus of demosponges in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to ma ...
''
Grant, 1836
Predators
An unidentified species from the family Chalinidae is a prey of the sea slug ''
Tyrinna evelinae'' in Brazil.
[Belmonte T., Alvim J., Padula V. & Muricy G. (2015). "Spongivory by nudibranchs on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil". ''Spixiana'' 38: 187–195]
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References
Sponge families
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