Chalinidae is a family of marine demosponges,[1] containing the following genera:[1]
- Chalinula Schmidt, 1868
- Cladocroce Topsent, 1892
- Dendrectilla Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
- Dendroxea Griessinger, 1971
- Haliclona Grant, 1836
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| Haliclona permollis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Chalinidae Gray, 1867 |
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Predators
editAn unidentified species from the family Chalinidae is a prey of the sea slug Tyrinna evelinae in Brazil.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chalinidae Gray, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ 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. PDF.
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