Spirophorida
| Spirophorida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Tetractinomorpha |
| Order: | Spirophorida Bergquist & Hogg, 1969 |
| families | |
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Spirophorida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[1]
Members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]
Bibliography
- "Spirophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
References
- ↑ "Spirophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ↑ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
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