Acarnidae
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Porifera
- Class: Demospongiae
- Order: Poecilosclerida
- Family: Acarnidae
Visual Description
Members of the family Acarnidae exhibit diverse morphological forms, ranging from encrusting to massive or branching structures. Observations of specimens, such as those in the genus Iophon, reveal surfaces that can appear textured or slightly rough, often due to the arrangement of their spicule skeletons.[1] Coloration in these sponges is variable, with some species displaying dark, pitch-black tones, while others may present lighter or more vibrant hues depending on the species and environmental context.[1]
General Information
Acarnidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Poecilosclerida.[2] Research into this family continues to expand our understanding of its diversity, including the description of new species such as those found in regions like northeastern Brazil.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Porifera / Demospongiae / Poecilosclerida / Acarnidae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acarnidae. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/3923. Accessed 2026-07-09.
- ↑ ELIELTON NASCIMENTO; ULISSES PINHEIRO. A new species of Acarnus Gray, 1867 (Porifera, Demospongiae, Acarnidae) from NE Brazil. Zootaxa. 2023. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5293.3.5.