Demosponges

Demospongiae

Demospongiae (demosponges) is a class in the phylum Porifera, containing 2,001 described species.

Scientific classification

Orders

• Poecilosclerida563
• Haplosclerida300
• Tetractinellida214
• Suberitida152
• Dictyoceratida143
• Axinellida131
• Spongillida89
• Clionaida71
• Polymastiida55
• Verongiida50
• Tethyida46
• Dendroceratida40
• Scopalinida31
• Agelasida30
• Bubarida28
• Biemnida21
• Chondrillida16
• Merliida8
• Desmacellida6
• Chondrosiida5
• Trachycladida2