Family CORALLISTIDAE Sollas, 1888

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Regional Maps

• Pisera, A. & Lévi, C. 2002. Family Corallistidae Sollas, 1888. pp. 312-320 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [318]

Diagnosis

Lithistida. Polymorphic: massive ear, vase, cup or lamellar shaped; choanosomal desmas as dicranoclones, ectosomal spicules as dichotriaenes and sometimes additionally simple triaenes; microscleres can be spirasters (often two types), streptasters/ amphiasters, microxeas, microstyles and microstrongyles.

ID Keys

KEY TO GENERA
(1) Ectosomal dichotriaenes smooth on the upper surface ................................................................................. 2
Ectosomal dichotriaenes with spines and tubercles on the upper surface, microscleres
streptasters/amphiasters ........................................................................................................ Neophrissospongia
(2) Microscleres two types of spirasters with pointed rays ................................................................... Corallistes
Microscleres two types of spirasters (with short blunt and long pointed rays) and smooth anisoxeas .............................................................................................................................. Neoschrammeniella
Microscleres spirasters with long and pointed rays, rhabd-like spirasters and spinose, often centrotylote microxeas ........................................................................................................................................... Herengeria

Diagnosis References

Pisera, A. & Lévi, C. 2002. Family Corallistidae Sollas, 1888. pp. 312-320 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [312]

General References

Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 25(63): clxvi 1-458 44 pls 1 map

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