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Axinellida
Axinella polypoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Subclass:	Heteroscleromorpha
Order:	Axinellida Lévi, 1953
Families
Axinellidae Carter, 1875 Heteroxyidae Dendy, 1905 Raspailiidae Nardo, 1833 Stelligeridae Lendenfeld, 1898

Axinellida is an order of demosponges in the subclass Heteroscleromorpha. The order contains the families Axinellidae, Heteroxyidae, Raspailiidae, and Stelligeridae.

References

1. Sur une nouvelle classification des Démosponges. Lévi, C. 1953a. Compte rendu hebdomadaire des séances de l’Académie des sciences. Paris 236(8), pages 853-855

• Morrow, C.; Picton, B.; Erpenbeck, D.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Maggs, C.; Allcock, A. (2012). Congruence between nuclear and mitochondrial genes in Demospongiae: A new hypothesis for relationships within the G4 clade (Porifera: Demospongiae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), pages 174-190., doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.016

External links

• Data related to Axinellida at Wikispecies
• "Axinellida". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• Axinellida at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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