Chalinidae

Chalinidae

Chalinidae

Family of sponges

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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Predators

An unidentified species from the family Chalinidae is a prey of the sea slug Tyrinna evelinae in Brazil.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chalinidae Gray, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. [2]
    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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