Haplosclerida is an order of

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. It contains the following families: *

Calcifibrospongiidae Calcifibrospongiidae is a family of Sponge, sponges belonging to the order Haplosclerida. The order Haplosclerida is distinguished by isodictyal skeleton (mesh shaped fibres). In general, Porifera are basal animals with bodies full of pores and chan ...

Hartman, 1979 *

Callyspongiidae Callyspongiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Haplosclerida. It contains the following genera and species: * '' Arenosclera'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1982 ** '' Arenosclera amazonensis'' Leal, Moraes, Thompson & Hajdu, 2017 ** '' Arenosclera ...

de Laubenfels, 1936 *

Chalinidae Chalinidae is a family of marine demosponges, containing the following genera: * '' Chalinula'' Schmidt, 1868 * '' Cladocroce'' Topsent, 1892 * '' Dendrectilla'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 * '' Dendroxea'' Griessinger, 1971 * ''Haliclona ''Haliclon ...

Gray, 1867 *

Niphatidae Niphatidae is a family of demosponges in the order Haplosclerida, first described in 1980 by Rob van Soest. It contains the following genera: * ''Amphimedon (sponge), Amphimedon'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''Cribrochalina'' Schmidt, 1870 ...

Van Soest, 1980 *

Petrosiidae Petrosiidae is a family of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channe ...

Van Soest, 1980 *

Phloeodictyidae The Phloeodictyidae are a family of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and ...

Carter, 1882

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