Petrosiidae
| Petrosiidae | |
|---|---|
| Xestospongia muta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Petrosiidae van Soest, 1980 |
| Genera | |
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Petrosiidae is a family of sponges, first described in 1980 by Rob van Soest which contains the following four genera:
- Acanthostrongylophora Hooper, 1984
- Neopetrosia de Laubenfels, 1949
- Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885
- Xestospongia de Laubenfels, 1932