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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Haliclona, Demosponge, Geodia, Stelletta, Tethya, Ircinia strobilina, Hymeniacidon, Cliona, Suberites, Biemna, Racekiela ryderi, Polymastia, Suberites domuncula, Amphimedon queenslandica, Isodictya, Echinoclathria, Pseudospongosorites suberitoides, Aaata, sponge, Homoscleromorpha, Hadromerida, Polymastia croceus, Polymastia aurantium, Polymastia echinus, Astrophorida, Encrusting turret sponge, Tetillidae, Geodia gibberosa, Thoosa, Polymastia umbraculum, Crumb-of-bread sponge, Polymastia tapetum, Ancorina, Polymastiidae, Polymastia lorum, Lubomirskia baicalensis, Tree sponge, Polymastia fusca, Polymastia rubens, Clionaidae, Polymastia hirsuta, Acanthopolymastia bathamae, Brain sponge, Polymastia pepo, Stylissa flabelliformis, Acanthotetilla celebensis, Flat leaf sponge, Black stink sponge, Broad-bladed tree sponge, Microcionidae, Yellow encrusting sponge, Tylexocladus villosus, Heteromeyenia macouni, Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa, Red encrusting sponge, Aaptos aaptos, Tethya actinia, Orange wall sponge, Chondrilla nucula, Spheciospongia vesparium, Grey wall sponge, Tethya aurantium, Chondrocladia turbiformis, Ptilocaulis, Willardia caicosensis, Spongia officinalis, Tethya rubra, Haliclona sp., Trachycladus, Hazeliidae, Takakkawia, Desmacellidae, Chalinidae, Suberitidae, Pandaros, Isodictyidae, Haliclona compressa, Irciniidae, Cliona californiana, Psuedaxinella lunaecharta, Agelas gracilis, Geodiidae, Iophon Sp.. Excerpt: Haliclona is a genus of demosponge in the family Chalinidae. The genus is divided into several subgenera as follows: Species in the genus include: The Demospongiae are the largest class in the phylum Porifera. Their "skeletons" are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both. Where spicules of silica are present, they have a different shape from those ...