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New page: {{Taxonomy |image=Acarnus erithacus.jpg |kingdom=Animalia |phylum=Porifera |class=Demospongiae}} '''Demospongiae''' is a class of the phylum Porifera. The class...
{{Taxonomy
|image=Acarnus erithacus.jpg
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Porifera
|class=Demospongiae}}
'''Demospongiae''' is a [[class (biology|class]] of the [[phylum]] [[Porifera]]. The class includes approximately 4,750 [[species]] of sponges, ranging in size from a few millimeters to over 2 meters. They can form thin encrustations, lumps, finger-like growths, or urn shapes. [[Pigment]] granules often make members of this class brightly colored, including bright yellow, orange, red, purple, or green.<ref>'''Myers, P.''' ''Demospongiae'' [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Demospongiae.html Animal Diversity Web] Accessed July 9 2007</ref>
==Subclasses==
There are three subclasses of Demospongiae:
{{clade| style=font-size:100%;line-height:100%
|label1=[[Demospongiae]]
|1={{clade
|label1=[[Homoscleromorpha]]
|1=
|label2= [[Tetractinomorpha]]
|2=
|label3= [[Ceractinomorpha]]
|3=
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>
|image=Acarnus erithacus.jpg
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Porifera
|class=Demospongiae}}
'''Demospongiae''' is a [[class (biology|class]] of the [[phylum]] [[Porifera]]. The class includes approximately 4,750 [[species]] of sponges, ranging in size from a few millimeters to over 2 meters. They can form thin encrustations, lumps, finger-like growths, or urn shapes. [[Pigment]] granules often make members of this class brightly colored, including bright yellow, orange, red, purple, or green.<ref>'''Myers, P.''' ''Demospongiae'' [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Demospongiae.html Animal Diversity Web] Accessed July 9 2007</ref>
==Subclasses==
There are three subclasses of Demospongiae:
{{clade| style=font-size:100%;line-height:100%
|label1=[[Demospongiae]]
|1={{clade
|label1=[[Homoscleromorpha]]
|1=
|label2= [[Tetractinomorpha]]
|2=
|label3= [[Ceractinomorpha]]
|3=
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>